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When Clarence Cochran wakes up one evening, he's shocked. Where are his antennae and his beautiful wings? And, what is this strange pair of shorts that he's wearing? Clarence has changed from a cockroach into a tiny human boy! The other cockroaches are disgusted. Only Clarence's mother understands. "Be who you are," she says. "You will do wonderful things." And, when the entire roach community, happily living in the messy Gilmartin kitchen, is threatened with extermination, Clarence does, setting out on a dangerous journey to enlist the help of ten-year-old Mimi Gilmartin in a quest to save his family and friends.
Expressive drawings add visual punch to this funny, thought provoking modern fable that shows how even the most hostile species can find a way to coexist.
Expressive drawings add visual punch to this funny, thought provoking modern fable that shows how even the most hostile species can find a way to coexist.
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"Clarence is a brave soul who dares the wilds of the carpet, befriends fleas to get past the dog, and develops a sweet, quasi-romantic friendship with the human girl . . . . Monochromatic line-and-wash illustrations in a tempered Quentin Blake-like style add a cute factor and help scaffold imagination."
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"This is a story about friendship and seeing beyond appearances, but Loizeaux's tiny human has a unique perspective that may bring new understanding about the importance of all species, even one as unpopular as Clarence's."
School Library Journal