"Mister, you've got crazy hair," Bonnie, a girl in a tank top, tells the narrator, whose dark hair twists and tangles across the spreads. (Are they strangers? Relatives? McKean's masklike faces make it hard to tell.) "In my hair/ Gorillas leap,/ Tigers stalk,/ And ground sloths sleep," the man tells her. Cockatoos, explorers, hot-air balloons, pirate ships and more-"These await/ The ones who dare/ Navigate my crazy hair." McKean blends line drawing, paint and closeup images of hair to convey the dizzying variety of life within the man's locks. Even the text participates in the mayhem: lines of type swirl, switch fonts, and swell and shrink for emphasis. When bossy Bonnie offers to tame the man's unruly mop with her comb, he warns, "Miss, just be aware/ This is really crazy hair," but it's too late; she meets a Roald Dahlesque end, hauled deep into a new world, "safe inside my crazy hair." While some may find the tale's intensity off-putting, fans of Gaiman and McKean's (The Wolves in the Walls) twisted humor will welcome this lighter-than-usual addition. Ages 4-8. (June)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Crazy Hair is a fantastically fun tale written by New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman and illustrated by the astoundingly talented Dave McKean, the award-winning team behind The Wolves in the Walls.
In Crazy Hair, Bonnie makes a friend who has hair so wild there's even a jungle inside of it! Bonnie ventures through the crazy hair, but she may need more than a comb to tame her friend's insane mane.
Crazy Hair is a fantastically fun tale written by New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman and illustrated by the astoundingly talented Dave McKean, the award-winning team behind The Wolves in the Walls.
In Crazy Hair, Bonnie makes a friend who has hair so wild there's even a jungle inside of it! Bonnie ventures through the crazy hair, but she may need more than a comb to tame her friend's insane mane.
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BN ID: | 2940173630605 |
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Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
Publication date: | 10/06/2009 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
Age Range: | 5 - 8 Years |