Chris Grine & Chickenhare

So we have had a ton of signings lately! And we're still not done yet! Next week, on Saturday November 25th we are proud to present Chris Grine, author and illustrator of Chickenhare House of Klaus. We got the book in a week or two back, so I've had the chance to read it, and boy is it good! It starts out with the lead character, Chickenhare of course, and his best friend Abe being taken to the crazy taxidermist Klaus. See, Kraus has issues, he used to beat his pet goat Mr Buttons so much the goat ran away. Not being sane in the first place, this kind of drove him over the edge. Now he collects and stuffs rare and exotic pets from all over the world so that none of them can ever leave him again. I really did like this book, and it reminded me a lot of the early volumes of Bone, when it was much more light hearted and funny. And while Chickenhare never quite reaches the pure manic thrill of the Great Cow Race, there are some really funny one liners and scenes. In particular, one of my favorites is when Abe, the bearded turtle, and several of the others are being held captive by the King of the Stromph. The King, who plans on eating them, tells Abe he has ten words to explain why they should be spared. The scene goes like this:

King: I will allow you ten words.
Abe: Only ten?
King: Only eight remain
Abe: You can't count those!
King: Down to four.
Abe: Um...
King: Three left.
Abe: "Um" counts?
King: You have but one word left in which to save you and your delicious-looking friends. Choose wisely.

Anyway, I'll leave it up to you find out what happens next. So come meet Chris Grimes between 1 and 4 pm on the 25th of November and pick up a copy of Chickenhare, and I won't have to have your head stuffed and mounted over my fireplace! Cheers!