Synopses & Reviews
Review
andldquo;All jug ears and gangly, flung-out limbs, Bobby makes a suitably daffy center for Clarkandrsquo;s comic cartoons, and so high is the escapadeandrsquo;s visual energy that some of the pop-eyed figures spill past the page edges. Letting no opportunity for a double entendre go by. . . Keane keeps the pacing as quick as the wit. Truly, a no-brainer.andrdquo;andmdash;
Kirkus Reviews
andldquo;Itandrsquo;s not every day you read a book that climaxes with a boy riding his own brain down the road like a bucking bronco. But such freakiness is exactly what makes Keaneandrsquo;s take on the importance of using your noggin so refreshing.andrdquo;andmdash;Booklist
andldquo;Cracking one's head open (and seeing braaains) is a favorite preoccupation of many youngsters, and this gently tweaks that obsession even as it gigglingly explores the broken-headed possibilities, making losing one's mind into an entertaining pastime indeed.andrdquo;andmdash;The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Synopsis
A hilarious cautionary tale full of mayhemand#151;and wordplay.
Bobby Bramble has a thirst for adventure, a taste for danger, and energy to spare. But no one in his family seems to appreciate these traits. Instead, they worry that he'll fall and crack his skull openand#151;and one day that's exactly what happens. To make matters worse, Bobby's brain decides to take off, as if it had a mind of its own. What follows is the madcap pursuitand#151;and recaptureand#151;of the elusive gray matter and the successful reunion of brain and brawn. A hilarious cautionary tale full of mayhemand#151;and wordplay.