Moog-Moog Space Barber

Teague, Mark

ISBN 10: 0590433326 ISBN 13: 9780590433327

Publisher: Scholastic, 1990

Synopsis

Elmo gets a terrible haircut and makes a trip to outer space to get it fixed by Moog-Moog, the great barber of the universe.

About this title

About the Author

Mark Teague developed his writing and painting talents without formal training but with a healthy dose of imagination. Each of Teague's books starts as "notebooks full of sketches and scribbles, strange little drawings, and phrases that seem mostly cryptic that suddenly come together," he explains. His books tackle everything from first graders coping with life on Mars to Shakespearean characters coping with life on earth. Mischievous dinosaurs, witty dogs, nightmare haircuts, messy rooms, closet monsters - all find their way into Teague's wildly inventive books. Teague has also collaborated with many critically acclaimed authors, including Jane Yolen, Audrey Wood, and Cynthia Rylant. He lives in upstate New York with his wife and two daughters. For more information about Mark Teague, visit scholastic.com/tradebooks

From Publishers Weekly

When Elmo Freem goes to get a haircut for school, it signals the beginning of another adventure for Elmo and his cat Leon, who first starred in The Trouble with the Johnsons. The well-meaning but untalented barber, Mr. Kleeg, gives Elmo a haircut that even a baseball cap can't hide. Later, watching an outer space adventure on TV, Elmo and Leon encounter a pair of space monsters, who suggest a visit to Moog-Moog, a sort of intergalactic tonsorial artist. After traveling by spaceship through the galaxy, Elmo is presented to Moog-Moog, whose own highly coiffed hair changes color with every move he makes. "Here is a challenge worthy of the Great Moog!" exclaims the stylist as he goes to work. Scissors, X-ray blow guns, crinklers and curlers are employed to no avail: a bad haircut is a bad haircut on any planet, and the disconsolate Moog is only slightly comforted by Elmo's kind words. Teague's droll sense of humor is omnipresent in this crazy romp through the universe. His splendid artwork is more colorful here than in the first book, and his familiarity with his medium pays off in skillfully rendered paintings that are both full of texture and fundamentally sound. Ages 6-9.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Scholastic
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0590433326
• ISBN 13: 9780590433327
• Binding: Library Binding
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 32