Children's Fiction Humorous Stories
Daily Comet, The
Boy Saves Earth from Giant Octopus!
- Publisher
- Kids Can Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2010
- Category
- Humorous Stories, Science Fiction
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781554532810
- Publish Date
- Sep 2010
- List Price
- $18.95
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Out of print
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 5 to 9
- Grade: k to 4
Description
The father-and-son team behind Mr. Maxwell's Mouse and Mrs. Marlowe's Mice delivers an entertaining father-and-son story about tabloid culture that will delight even the most hardened skeptics.
Youthful doubter and know-it-all Hayward Palmer is accompanying his father --- a reporter for the sensationalistic Daily Comet --- on a “Go to Work with a Parent Day.” Hayward has a rational explanation for all the weird and wacky things they encounter ... until he finally comes face to face with an ENORMOUS fact he can't explain. And if Hayward doesn't start believing fast, it could be too late --- for him and his dad!
About the authors
Frank Asch is the author and illustrator of more than 70 books for children. His picture books with Kids Can Press include Ziggy Piggy and the Three Little Pigs and Mr. Maxwell's Mouse (illustrated by his son, Devin Asch). Frank lives in Middletown Springs, Vermont.
Devin Asch is an illustrator and photojournalist. He divides his time between LA and Hawaii.
Editorial Reviews
... it's a strangely believable tall tale.
Publishers Weekly
The father-and-son duo behind this picture book has pieced together an outrageous but warmhearted story of a boy coming around to see his father in a whole new light.
Booklist
Sepia-toned with highlights in pale green and yellow, Asch fils's full-spread multilayered collages of heavily reworked photos and photorealistic elements hark back to the better-budgeted monster flicks of yestercentury ...
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