Five Questions (Plus One!) with Chris Van Dusen

Follow Candlewick Press on

Author/illustrator Chris Van Dusen answers our five questions (plus one) about his career and his new book Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon.

Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon
by Kate DiCamillo and illustrated by Chris Van Dusen
Francine Poulet is the greatest animal control officer in Gizzford County. She hails from a long line of Animal Control Officers. She’s battled snakes, outwitted squirrels, and stared down a bear. “The genuine article,” Francine’s dad always called her. She is never scared—until, that is, she’s faced with a screaming raccoon that may or may not be a ghost. Maybe Francine isn’t cut out to be an animal control officer after all! But the raccoon is still on the loose, and the folks on Deckawoo Drive need Francine back. Can she face her fears, round up the raccoon, and return to the ranks of Animal Control? Join a cast of familiar characters—Frank, Stella, Mrs. Watson, and Mercy the porcine wonder—for some riotous raccoon wrangling on Deckawoo Drive.