Synopses & Reviews
andlt;I andgt;New Yorker andlt;/Iandgt;cartoonist and bestselling author Bruce Eric Kaplan depicts the catastrophic and humorous consequences of sibling rivalry in this companion to andlt;I andgt;Monsters Eat Whiny Childrenandlt;/Iandgt;.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Henry and Eve are two perfectly delightful childrenand#8212;who fight about absolutely everything. (Theyand#8217;re siblings, after all.) Their latest sibling spat is over an action figure. Which means itand#8217;s serious.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Before too long their house is destroyed. The park is leveled. The whole neighborhoodand#8230;gone.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Can anything repair this rift? Or will their bickering be the end of the Grand Canyon? And Texas? And the universe?
Review
andlt;Bandgt;* andlt;/Bandgt;A "wonderful book about badly behaved siblings.... To experience Kaplanand#8217;s pokerfaced narration and mordant, minimalist cartooning working in tandem is to understand what great comic timing is all about."
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and#8220;With deceptive simplicity, Kaplan accurately depicts the classic red-face fight that, ever so slowly, becomes a fellowship of gleeful havoc.... Let the havoc continue!and#8221;
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"Mr. Kaplan's brilliantly controlled little cartoonsand#8212;clever, angry figures stippled with watercolor on a white backgroundand#8212;manage both to honor and to mock the inchoate, childish rage that can erupt from the smallest skirmishes."
Synopsis
New Yorker cartoonist and bestselling author Bruce Eric Kaplan depicts the catastrophic and humorous consequences of sibling rivalry in this companion to Monsters Eat Whiny Children.
Henry and Eve are two perfectly delightful children--who fight about absolutely everything. (They're siblings, after all.) Their latest sibling spat is over an action figure. Which means it's serious.
Before too long their house is destroyed. The park is leveled. The whole neighborhood...gone.
Can anything repair this rift? Or will their bickering be the end of the Grand Canyon? And Texas? And the universe?
About the Author
Bruce Eric Kaplan, known for his distinctive, off-beat single-panel cartoons, has been a andlt;iandgt;New Yorkerandlt;/iandgt; cartoonist for more than ten years. He is also a television writer and was an executive producer for the acclaimed HBO series andlt;iandgt;Six Feet Underandlt;/iandgt;, as well as a writer on andlt;iandgt;Seinfeldandlt;/iandgt; (funnily enough, one of his most well-known episodes is one where Elaine becomes increasingly frustrated over what she takes to be an utterly nonsensical andlt;iandgt;New Yorkerandlt;/iandgt; cartoon).andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;He has authored and illustrated seven adult titles for Simon andamp; Schuster: the cult classic andlt;iandgt;The Cat That Changed My Lifeandlt;/iandgt;; the collections andlt;iandgt;I Love You, I Hate You, I'm Hungryandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;No One You Knowandlt;/iandgt;; and andlt;iandgt;This Is a Bad Timeandlt;/iandgt;; and three titles featuring the wonderfully neurotic Brooklyn couple Edmund and Rosemary: andlt;iandgt;Every Person on the Planetandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Edmund and Rosemary Go to Hellandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;Everything Is Going to Be Okayandlt;/iandgt;. Bruce is also the author and illustrator of three picture books: andlt;iandgt;Monsters Eat Whiny Childrenandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Cousin Irv from Marsandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;i andgt;Meanieheadandlt;/iandgt;. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.Bruce Eric Kaplan, known for his distinctive, off-beat single-panel cartoons, has been a andlt;iandgt;New Yorkerandlt;/iandgt; cartoonist for more than ten years. He is also a television writer and was an executive producer for the acclaimed HBO series andlt;iandgt;Six Feet Underandlt;/iandgt;, as well as a writer on andlt;iandgt;Seinfeldandlt;/iandgt; (funnily enough, one of his most well-known episodes is one where Elaine becomes increasingly frustrated over what she takes to be an utterly nonsensical andlt;iandgt;New Yorkerandlt;/iandgt; cartoon).andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;He has authored and illustrated seven adult titles for Simon andamp; Schuster: the cult classic andlt;iandgt;The Cat That Changed My Lifeandlt;/iandgt;; the collections andlt;iandgt;I Love You, I Hate You, I'm Hungryandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;No One You Knowandlt;/iandgt;; and andlt;iandgt;This Is a Bad Timeandlt;/iandgt;; and three titles featuring the wonderfully neurotic Brooklyn couple Edmund and Rosemary: andlt;iandgt;Every Person on the Planetandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Edmund and Rosemary Go to Hellandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;Everything Is Going to Be Okayandlt;/iandgt;. Bruce is also the author and illustrator of three picture books: andlt;iandgt;Monsters Eat Whiny Childrenandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Cousin Irv from Marsandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;i andgt;Meanieheadandlt;/iandgt;. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.