Crazy Hair

Crazy Hair by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Dave McKean

This is yet another awesome collaboration between Gaiman and McKean (others for children include Coraline, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, The Graveyard Book, and The Wolves in the Walls) and it is utterly engaging. McKean’s fanciful style is perfectly suited to the tale of this outrageous head of hair, which is a home for exotic birds, a jungle containing wild beasts, a carnival, a dance floor, and many other unexpected things. The illustrations are a combination of a variety of media including computer manipulations, which seem tailor made for the subject matter. Recommended.

reviewed from library copy