Mo's Mustache

Description

Mo is a monster who just got a moustache. A big, black, beautiful moustache. Everybody likes Mo's moustache. Now Knot, Dot, Nib, Tutu, Bob, Bill and Ben all have moustaches too. In fact, soon EVERYBODY has a moustache. Why is everyone copying Mo? And how will he (and his moustache) ever stand out? A wonderfully silly book about style and individuality, with great appeal for hairy dads!

Ben Clanton's debut picture book, the equally silly, stylish and timely Vote for Me!, was published in 2012 to critical acclaim. He is the illustrator of the Jasper John Dooley series by Caroline Adderson and the illustrator of Max Has a Fish by Wiley Blevins. He has upcoming picture books with Candlewick and Walker Books for Young Readers. Ben and his facial hair reside happily in Boston, Massachusetts, with his wife and three furry friends. The author lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

PRAISE FOR Mo's Mustache: NPR's Book Concierge's Guide to 2013's Great Reads "Monster + mustache = 'Huzzah!' With a soupcon of cool.... The half text/ half speech-bubble narrative will engage storytime audiences and lapsitters with a minimum of inflection on the reader's part. Requests for repeats are a certainty, and small ones will learn a lesson about individuality while enjoying this delightfully fun monster tale. Mo's mustache? Magnifique!" - Starred review, Kirkus Reviews "Huzzah! Laugh-aloud funny, Clanton's story also offers a way to begin discussing individuality or peer pressure." - School Library Journal