Very Hairy Harry

by Edward Koren

Book Overview

Harry is hairy.He hopes to be even hairier.He wants to beVERY HAIRY.(But thatmight not bethe best idea!) This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060509074
• ISBN13: 9780060509071
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Joanna Cotler Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.4" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Save on winter apparel--grow hair?!

Koren, creator of hairy cartoons for the New Yorker and other magazines, has turned his talents to the younger set with a story about one Hairy Harry, who decides he wants to be very, very hairy--hairier than anyone else. Harry notes the advantages of shagginess: *Your dog can look like he's a part of you. *You can hide all your favorite things on your body. *You can forgo winter apparel. Alas, hairiness has one distinct drawback. Will Harry remain very hairy or will he end up in the barber's chair? This is a fun story and book with Koren's unique, quirky illustrations.

Wonderfully playful fuzziness.

Edward Koren's signature style is in full fuzzy flower -- and in full color -- in this wonderfully playful exploration of pros and cons. The having of lots of hair gives Harry (a boy/monster) many unusual, unlikely perks. Koren explores these with a humor that, although it may be recognizable to his New Yorker fans, is sweetly silly and thought-provoking enough to engage kids - ultimately perhaps the tougher critics.