About this book

This book is guaranteed to make you laugh--and itch! From the opening picture of a happy, oversized louse appearing with his suitcases, you know these bugs are determined to stay, and Mom is about to go nuts!

Nobody talks about them, but they are everywhere. (Some estimate 20 million children a year host them.) Oh the shame and humiliation of having bugs in your hair! But if you go to school, or have play dates, chances are good you might meet them someday. Maybe you already have! Lucky for you, the unwelcome bugs in this story are so funny you will be laughing aloud--even when Mom attacks them with battle-tested anti-lice weapons.

Shannon peppers his hilarious scenes with fun, "nitpicking" facts about these "lousy" critters and pokes fun at common denial: "It's probably ash from that volcano in Pogo Pogo."

Soon the party's over--Bye bye, Little Nasties! Once again Shannon has created a fresh, highly entertaining read-aloud classic that begs to be read again and again.

Reviews

Praise for David Shannon

NO, DAVID!
A Caldecott Honor Book
An ALA Notable Book
A NEW YORK TIMES Best Illustrated Book
A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL Best Book
A BULLETIN FOR THE CENTER OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS Blue Ribbon Book

JANGLES: A BIG FISH STORY
A 2012 Parents' Choice FunStuff Award Winner
A 2013 Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominee
* "Picture-book art doesn't get much more rousing than this; for anglers in particular and adventure lovers in general, it's a slam-dunk."--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review
"Action-packed close-ups capture the seemingly omniscient, omnipotent Jangles from arresting angles, allowing readers to feel they are front and center in this fantastic fishing fable. Some fish indeed!"--KIRKUS REVIEWS

TOO MANY TOYS
A NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller

GOOD BOY, FERGUS!
A NEW YORK TIMES Notable Book

THE BUNYANS (by Audrey Wood)
A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL Best Book of the Year
An American Booksellers Pick of the Lists

HOW GEORGIE RADBOURN SAVED BASEBALL
A NEW YORK TIMES Best Illustrated Book