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Drescher, Henrik
4 Reviews
(3)
K-3
In this odd black comedy, two next-door neighbors compete to build the bigger, better home, leading to penury, lunacy, and (in one case) death. The craggy-looking illustrations rise to each of the text's escalating challenges. A vertical foldout spread shows both structures in all their imaginative glory--and McFig, toppling to his death, "splat!"
Reviewer: Nell Beram
(2)
K-3
When a boy leaves an unfinished drawing of another boy, Simon, stranded on a page with a furry monster, things spiral out of control. The pens and ink on the desk come to life and promise to help Simon escape the monster. A chase through the pages ensues, with the monster getting ever closer. The art is gloriously messy; the controlled chaos is enthralling.
Reviewer: Terri Schmitz
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
December, 1983
(3)
K-3
One morning Mr. and Mrs. Cranebill find "a basket...with a little baby lying in it..." And what a baby it is, with "an unusually long and pointy nose." After a childhood filled with nose-related mishaps, Howard transforms into a stork and flies south for the winter. Drescher's deadpan text is the perfect foil for the inspired lunacy of the drawings.
Reviewer: Terri Schmitz
(3)
K-3
Hubert, a pig-like horned "pudge," escapes from Farmer Jake's Pudge Processing Farm, but he can't enjoy his freedom until he liberates his friends. In this entertaining if thinly disguised animal-rights manifesto, the happy ending rests on the commercial success of tofu hot dogs. Visible line strokes and heavy texturing define the wildly humorous colored-pencil and ink illustrations.
Reviewer: Nell Beram
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