Cousin Irv from Mars

andlt;Bandgt;From the author/illustrator of andlt;Iandgt;Monsters Eat Whiny Childrenandlt;/Iandgt; comes a humorous tale about learning to accept your familyand#8212;even if one of them is an alien.andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Teddy isnand#8217;t excited about Cousin Irvand#8217;s visit. Cousin Irv is too weird. He steals Teddyand#8217;s pillow, eats Teddyand#8217;s food, and even plays with Teddyand#8217;s action figures. Not to mention that Cousin Irv is from MARS. What will Teddyand#8217;s friends say?andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;But it turns out that everyone at school loves Cousin Irv. Not only is he from a different planet, he can vaporize things! Maybe cousins from Mars arenand#8217;t so bad after all...andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Illustrated with clever simplicity in andlt;Iandgt;New Yorker andlt;/Iandgt;cartoonist Bruce Kaplanand#8217;s trademark style and filled with out-of-this-world whimsy, andlt;Iandgt;Cousin Irv from Marsandlt;/Iandgt; is an interplanetary treat that begs to be shared.

"Kaplan (Monsters Eat Whiny Children) is a stylish, economical cartoonist, but his prose is responsible for most of the jokes, and there are laughs on every page."

"Clever..." < -="" i="" -=""> - Kirkus Reviews - < -="" -="">

andlt;divandgt;"Bruce Eric Kaplan's illustrations here have a similar tone to his cartoons for The New Yorker.... His text is funny too...."andlt;/divandgt;

"Clever..."

andlt;divandgt;"The unique pen-and-ink and watercolor artwork on white backgrounds is spare and.... The pictures convey a sense of space, which adds to the pacing of the story and emphasizes the trajectory of the visit. Kids might be inspired by Kaplan's easy-to-imitate style."andlt;/divandgt;

andlt;divandgt;"Clever..."andlt;/divandgt;

From the author/illustrator of Monsters Eat Whiny Children comes a humorous tale about learning to accept your family--even if one of them is an alien.
Teddy isn't excited about Cousin Irv's visit. Cousin Irv is too weird. He steals Teddy's pillow, eats Teddy's food, and even plays with Teddy's action figures. Not to mention that Cousin Irv is from MARS. What will Teddy's friends say?
But it turns out that everyone at school loves Cousin Irv. Not only is he from a different planet, he can vaporize things Maybe cousins from Mars aren't so bad after all...
Illustrated with clever simplicity in New Yorker cartoonist Bruce Kaplan's trademark style and filled with out-of-this-world whimsy, Cousin Irv from Mars is an interplanetary treat that begs to be shared.

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.