Squirrel Mother TP

Description

In the short stories of Ignatz Award-winning cartoonist Megan Kelso, inner need cohabits uneasily with real-life obligation, harsh decisions betray ideals, and the illusion of innocence soon gives way. A single mother follows her muse (or her demons) and abandons her children; a well mannered child cleans her room but not without exacting revenge against her stuffed bear; a seventh grader finds that learning how to dance isn't a dreary chore but a transcendent flight. In this new collection by the creator of Queen of the Black Black, the spare expressiveness of Kelso's drawing perfectly complements the intimacy of her writing to create characters who will linger in your memory.