# Crazy in Poughkeepsie - Hardcover

by **Daniel Pinkwater** (Author), **Aaron Renier** (Illustrator)

**_The inimitable Daniel Pinkwater_ (The Hoboken Chicken Emergency) _brings his zany wit and wisdom to a gentle middle-grade adventure following a kid's off-the-beaten-path journey, featuring an unfocused spiritual guide, a not-quite-dwarf, a graffiti "artist," a ghost whale, and mystical shenanigans galore._**

"Crazy in Poughkeepsie _is a ludicrous romp reminiscent of the Muppets! This is a book that will make you laugh, grin, and maybe look for more whimsy in your own world."  
\--Beth Cato, author of_ The Clockwork Dagger

"\[Pinkwater has\] a magic that's not like anyone else's."  
\--Neil Gaiman, author of American Gods

Mick is a good kid, but maybe he can use just a little guidance. But it's unclear who will be guiding whom, because Mick's brother came home from Tibet with the self-proclaimed Guru Lumpo Smythe-Finkel and his dog Lhasa--and then promptly settled both of them in Mick's bedroom.

The thing about _this_ kind of guru is that he doesn't seem to know exactly what he's trying to do. He sure does seem to be hungry, though.

So Mick agrees to something like a quest, roaming the suburbs with the oddest group of misfits: Lumpo and Lhasa; graffiti-fanatic Verne; and Verne's unusual friend Molly. Molly is a Dwergish girl--don't worry if you don't know what that is yet--and she seems to be going off the rails a bit.

Along the way, the gang will get invited to a rollicking ghost party, consult a very strange little king, and actually discover the truth about Heaven. Or a version of the truth anyway, because in a Daniel Pinkwater tale, the truth is never the slightest bit like what you're expecting.

### Author Biography

**Daniel Pinkwater** is the author and sometimes illustrator of over eighty (and counting) wildly popular books, including _The Neddiad_, _The Hoboken Chicken Emergency_, _Lizard Music_, _The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death_, _Fat Men from Space_, _Borgel_, and the picture book _The Big Orange Splot_. He has also illustrated many of his own books, although for more recent works that task has passed to his wife, illustrator and novelist Jill Pinkwater. Pinkwater is an occasional commentator on National Public Radio's _All Things Considered_ and appears regularly on _Weekend_ _Edition Saturday_, where he reviews kids' books with host Scott Simon. Pinkwater also contributes to _Wondertime_, and has in the past been spotted on the pages of the _New York Times Magazine_, _OMNI_, and many other publications.

Pinkwater lives with his wife and several dogs and cats in a very old farmhouse in New York's Hudson River.

**Aaron Renier** (Illustrator) is the author of three graphic novels for younger readers; _Spiral-Bound_, _Walker Bean_, and _Walker Bean and the Knights of the Waxing Moon_. He is the recipient of the Eisner award in 2006 for talent deserving of wider recognition, and was an inaugural resident for the Sendak Fellowship in 2010. He teaches drawing and comics at universities in Chicago.

**Number of Pages:** 192

**Dimensions:** 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** May 10, 2022

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- **Price:** 16.95 USD
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