Once upon a time in a place far away lived a man named Gary Larson who used to draw cartoons. It was a cartoon that appeared for many years in daily newspapers and was loved by millions. (And was confusing to millions more.) But one day he stopped. Gary went into hiding. He made a couple short films. He played his guitar. He threw sticks for his dogs. They threw some back. Yet Gary was restless. He couldnt sleep nights. Something haunted him. (Besides Gramps.) Something that would return him to his roots in biology drawing and dementia--a tale called Theres a Hair in My Dirt! A Worms Story. It begins a few inches underground when a young worm during a typical family dinner discovers theres a hair in his plate of dirt. He becomes rather upset not just about his tainted meal but about his entire miserable wormy life. This in turn spurs his father to tell him a story--a story to inspire the children of invertebrates everywhere. And so Father Worm describes the saga of a fair young maiden and her adventuresome stroll through her favorite forest a perambulators paradise. It is a journey filled with mystery and magic. Or so she thinks. Which is all well say for now. What exactly does the maiden encounter? Does Son Worm learn a lesson? More important does he eat his plate of fresh dirt? Well youll have to read to find out but lets just say the answers are right under your feet. Written and illustrated in a childrens storybook style Theres a Hair in My Dirt! A Worms Story is a twisted take on the difference between our idealized view of Nature and the sometimes cold hard reality of life for the birds and the bees and the worms (not to mention our own species). Told with his trademark off-kilter humor this first original non--Far Side book is the unique work of a comic master. Now Larson can finally sleep at night. Question is will you?
