Dawn Barclay

November 21, 1999

Being fans of PDQ Bach, Douglas Adams and other smart-ass, sarcastic-type artists, it was no surprise that when my five-year old daughter brought home Ice Cream Larry, we would fall in love with Daniel and Jill Pinkwater’s work!

Your childrens books are a welcome relief from the cloying sweetness of most kids books and yet are endearing in their own right (to smart-ass, sarcastic readers like us :). We look forward to reading more and more and if you are ever a little further south in the Hudson Valley (like Rockland County), we would love to have you read at our school!

Thank you for the laughs!

Dawn Barclay

West Nyack, NY

I must take exception. I am not a smart-ass sarcastic artist. I am a sweet and engaging artist. I am a smart-ass sarcastic person.