“The creator's first graphic novel for children is personified by a gorgeous, chaotic ballet of ink line drawings…. Feiffer’s sui generis comic temperament—a mix of irascibility, introspection, and longing—makes it hard to put this one down.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“There's nothing out there quite like it.” — Booklist (starred review)

“Readers will find the imagination and creativity throughout make this a worthwhile addition to any library.” — School Library Journal

“Oh, the expression Feiffer manages to coax out of a few keen strokes. His characters are unforgettable, and the pictures burst with the sort of broad physical comedy that children just love.” — Booklist (starred review)

"This follow-up is more quietly thoughtful, but Feiffer’s linework is as fine and fluid as ever, and his canny placement of speech balloons gives even the trees personality." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Jules Feiffer has won a number of prizes for his cartoons, plays, and screenplays, including the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. His books for children include The Man in the Ceiling; A Barrel of Laughs, A Vale of Tears; I Lost My Bear; Bark, George; and Meanwhile... He lives in Richfield Springs, New York.

In His Own Words...

"I have been writing and drawing comic strips all my life, first as a six-year-old, when I'd try to draw like my heroes: Alex Raymond, who did Flash Gordon, E.