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Reveals the narf, a rare sea nymph who lives beneath a swimming pool until she is seen by a person who, after that experience, will someday do something important for the world.
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Gr. 5-8. "There are ways to know if they are in your backyard," reads the first line of Shyamalan's debut picture book, an effort as creepy, suspenseful, and flawed as many of the director's post-Sixth Sense films. They are sea nymphs called narfs, who reside beneath swimming pools and magically transform the lives of the humans they encounter. Moody, silvery scenes by film-industry-artist McCreery amplify the mystical qualities of the telling; less successful are the book's puzzling elements--from the curious hieroglyphs appearing on every spread to the overzealous use of white space, which makes both art and text seem too sparse. The story is loosely based on Shyamalan's PG-13-rated film by the same name, and despite the fact that the book appears to have been conceived with younger children in mind, its sophisticated qualities make it most appropriate for readers old enough to see the movie. This will also attract high-school film buffs (and many adults) who are curious to see Shyamalan's brooding creativity expressed in a new form. Jennifer Mattson
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Crash McCreery (illustrator). 1st Edition. M. Night Shyamalan's movie, "Lady in the Water", won Golden Raspberry Awards for Director (himself) and Supporting Actor (also himself), and also garnered several Stinkers Bad Movie Awards. And Jim Emerson's review of the movie on the Roger Ebert website was hilarious in its use of so many disparaging terms. ("I see wet people.") The idea for the film apparently started off as a bedtime story M. Night made up for his kids, and here we have the story in book form - released at the same time as the movie - which seems to have had a better reception. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 001887