The Librarian from the Black Lagoon

The Librarian from the Black Lagoon

"Mike Thaler's The Librarian from the Black Lagoon takes a slightly different rtransformational approach that parallels his other stories about the cafeteria lady, gym teacher, principal, school nurse, and teacher from the black lagoon. Here, in Thaler's brief words accompanied by Jared Lee's weird illustrations, is the simple story of a typical school class terrified by their approaching first visit to the school library. They've heard, naturally, all kinds of evil things about the Media Center of the Earth that is run by Mrs. Beamster, who is known as "The Laminator" because, reportedly, she laminates kids who talk in the library. All of the usual terros of silence, decontamination, wearing hair nets and rubber gloves, the gum detector, the Dewey Decimal system, and books that cannot be touched are set forth. After twenty-five pages of sheer terror, the kids finally near the library only the find, in the last five pages, welcoming signs and a pleasent, smiling Mrs. Beamster - without glasses - who cheerfully presents one of the kids with a book of knock-knock jokes. What more could one ask?"

Stevens, ND. The Librarian from the Black Lagoon. vol. 69, UNIV CHICAGO PRESS, CHICAGO, 1999.

Thaler, Mike

Scholastic Canada Ltd.

1997

Lee, Jared (Illustrator)

Mike Thaler© Jared D. Lee Studio, Inc.©

Hardcover Book, 19.7 x 0.6 x 20.3 cm, 32 pages

English