Saturday, February 15, 2014

Some Di-verse

Here is some Di-verse, the opening stanzas of Mr. Kite and the Perilous Flight.
    
I am a kite
Afraid of heights.
It's quite absurd.
I hate all birds.
I hate all planes, and helicopters
Make me want to see a doctor.

Trees and branches, telephone wires,
Roofs and bridges, steeples, spires,
Growing daily ever higher,
Join together and conspire
To make my situation dire!


Poor Mr. kite!  He would, I think, rather be or tree, or at least something firmly rooted to the ground. 
Here are just a few of the book's fantastic illustrations, by Sahin Ersoz. The influence of all the great French and Belgian comics that he grew up with (Asterix, Spirou et Fantasio, Lucky Luke) shows in his work.








The girls are Izzy and Daisy, two fun-loving, inexhaustible best friends, who drag the reluctant, heights-phobic Mr. Kite out of his peaceful closet bed, and take him on a harrowing day of flying. They are again featured in the next book in the Izzy and Daisy series, The Mad, Mysterious Mansion, in which they follow their dog Pepper into a huge, crazy house on Halloween night. More on that in upcoming posts.


Hope you enjoyed this Di-version.         





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