{"product_id":"crazy-in-poughkeepsie-hardcover","title":"Crazy in Poughkeepsie - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Pinkwater\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAaron Renier\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe inimitable Daniel Pinkwater \u003c\/i\u003e(The Hoboken Chicken Emergency)\u003ci\u003e brings his zany wit and wisdom to a gentle middle-grade adventure following a kid's off-the-beaten-path journey, featuring an unfocused spiritual guide, a not-quite-dwarf, a graffiti \"artist,\" a ghost whale, and mystical shenanigans galore. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Crazy in Poughkeepsie\u003ci\u003e is a ludicrous romp reminiscent of the Muppets! This is a book that will make you laugh, grin, and maybe look for more whimsy in your own world.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Beth Cato, author of \u003c\/i\u003eThe Clockwork Dagger\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[Pinkwater has] a magic that's not like anyone else's.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Neil Gaiman, author of American Gods \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMick is a good kid, but maybe he can use just a little guidance. But it's unclear who will be guiding whom, because Mick's brother came home from Tibet with the self-proclaimed Guru Lumpo Smythe-Finkel and his dog Lhasa--and then promptly settled both of them in Mick's bedroom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe thing about \u003ci\u003ethis\u003c\/i\u003e kind of guru is that he doesn't seem to know exactly what he's trying to do. He sure does seem to be hungry, though. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo Mick agrees to something like a quest, roaming the suburbs with the oddest group of misfits: Lumpo and Lhasa; graffiti-fanatic Verne; and Verne's unusual friend Molly. Molly is a Dwergish girl--don't worry if you don't know what that is yet--and she seems to be going off the rails a bit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, the gang will get invited to a rollicking ghost party, consult a very strange little king, and actually discover the truth about Heaven. Or a version of the truth anyway, because in a Daniel Pinkwater tale, the truth is never the slightest bit like what you're expecting.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaniel Pinkwater\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author and sometimes illustrator of over eighty (and counting) wildly popular books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Neddiad\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hoboken Chicken Emergency\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLizard Music\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFat Men from Space\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBorgel\u003c\/i\u003e, and the picture book \u003ci\u003eThe Big Orange Splot\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also illustrated many of his own books, although for more recent works that task has passed to his wife, illustrator and novelist Jill Pinkwater. Pinkwater is an occasional commentator on National Public Radio's \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered \u003c\/i\u003eand appears regularly on \u003ci\u003eWeekend\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEdition Saturday\u003c\/i\u003e, where he reviews kids' books with host Scott Simon. Pinkwater also contributes to \u003ci\u003eWondertime\u003c\/i\u003e, and has in the past been spotted on the pages of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOMNI\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePinkwater lives with his wife and several dogs and cats in a very old farmhouse in New York's Hudson River. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAaron Renier\u003c\/strong\u003e (Illustrator) is the author of three graphic novels for younger readers; \u003cem\u003eSpiral-Bound\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWalker Bean\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWalker Bean and the Knights of the Waxing Moon\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the recipient of the Eisner award in 2006 for talent deserving of wider recognition, and was an inaugural resident for the Sendak Fellowship in 2010. He teaches drawing and comics at universities in Chicago.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 10, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766929621280,"sku":"9781616963743","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7cacb6e2c66b340002e55bd7e240dacf.webp?v=1780301144","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/crazy-in-poughkeepsie-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}