Synopses & Reviews
Nominated in the fiction category for the 2004/2005 Red Cedar Book Awards (British Columbia's Young Reader's Choice book award)Norberts back, and Alans got him! In the third of Richard Scrimgers wildly popular Nose books, Alan is off on a camping trip with his good friend, Victor. Fun, right? Not if the person who is taking you camping happens to be Christopher, your mothers new boyfriend. And not if you arent exactly a fan of the great outdoors, with its bugs and swamps and bears.
The woods are full of dangers, and the boys seem to encounter them all in one hilarious misadventure after another. Its up to Norbert, the alien from Jupiter, to help Alan find his way out of the forest.
From the Hardcover edition.
About the Author
A columnist and novelist,
Richard Scrimger grew up in Toronto, always writing but never really considering it a career, until after the birth of his first two children, twins, when he discovered the only time he could seriously write was during their naps. His style clearly demonstrates the influence of his experiences as a waiter in Torontos upscale restaurants, and as a stay-at-home father to his four children.
Genuinely witty, his work can be described as multi-dimensional - comic elements ride upon the surface, supported by varying levels of seriousness underneath.
Columns detailing Richards adventures in parenthood have been published in The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, and Todays Parent, and were compiled in a collection titled Still Life with Children. His first adult novel, Crosstown, was a finalist for the City of Toronto Book Award. His first childrens novel, The Nose from Jupiter, won the 10th annual Mr. Christie Book Award, was selected as an A.B.A. Kids Pick of the List title, and was a finalist for the Ontario Library Associations 1999 Silver Birch Award.
Richard Scrimger is also the author of The Way to Schenectady about the adventures of the Peeler family on the road; Mystical Rose, an adult novel; and a sequel to The Nose from Jupiter entitled A Nose for Adventure. In 2001 Scrimger published Bun Buns Birthday a picture book illustrated by Gillian Johnson, and a Peeler Christmas story called Of Mice and Nutcrackers. He and his family live in Cobourg, Ontario.
From the Hardcover edition.