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!)

• 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.