David Sedaris is a regular contributor to The New Yorker and Public Radio International's "This American Life." He is the author of the books When You Are Engulfed in Flames, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Naked, and Barrel Fever.
"For the strong-stomached, these tales are toxic little treats,
fun-sized Snicker bars with a nougaty strychnine center."--Leah
Greenblatt, Entertainment Weekly
"Great fun."--Craig Wilson, USA Today
"Outrageous....Wonderful...Sedaris's anthropomorphized creatures
may seem domesticated, but this book, like his more familiar
essays, is...wildly inspired--and a rip-roaring hoot."--Heller
McAlpin, NPR
"The funniest man on the planet."--Raleigh News & Observer
"Wickedly funny....These are some of Sedaris's best stories...The
animals have given Sedaris's humor some new teeth: tiny and sharp,
and sometimes even ready to draw blood."--Carolyn Kellogg, Los
Angeles Times
"Wry and amusing."--Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
David Sedaris is not for everyone, but his many fans will enjoy this hilarious, albeit vulgar, collection of morality stories enacted by animals (think Aesop for grown-ups!) Elaine Stritch, Dylan Baker, and Sian Phillips join Sedaris in reading this quirky, sardonic collection. Don't miss the PDFs of the book's illustrations by Ian Falconer. (LJ 2/1/11) (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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