The Squirrel Mother

    (Fantagraphics, 2006)
™ and © Fantagraphics Books, Inc., Megan Kelso

From the Publisher:

In the short stories of Ignatz Award-winning cartoonist Megan Kelso, inner need cohabits uneasily with real-life obligation, harsh decisions betray ideals, and the illusion of innocence soon gives way. A single mother follows he muse (or her demons) and abandons her children; a well mannered child cleans her room but not without exacting revenge against her stuffed bear; a seventh grader finds that learning how to dance isn’t a dreary chore but a transcendant flight. In this new collection by the creator of Queen of the Black Black, the spare expressiveness of Kelso’s drawing perfectly complements the intimacy of her writing to create characters who will linger in your memory.

Special Guest Star: Alexander Hamilton!
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