# The Bad Beginning - Hardcover

by **Lemony Snicket** (Author), **Brett Helquist** (Illustrator)

**NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES**

**In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted. Never before has a tale of three likeable and unfortunate children been quite so enchanting, or quite so uproariously unhappy.**

Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky.

In the first two books alone, the three youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune, a lumpy bed, a deadly serpent, a large brass reading lamp, a long knife, and a terrible odor.

  

**Number of Pages:** 176

**Dimensions:** 0.82 x 7.25 x 5.17 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** August 25, 1999

**Award:** Book Sense Book of the Year Award (2001)

**Award:** Colorado Children's Book Award (2003)

**Award:** Nene Award (2003)

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Bad Beginning

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 6.4

**Point Value:** 4

## Details

- **Price:** 15.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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