Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Mr. Maxwell’s Mouse by Frank Asch, ill. Devin Asch

Kate’s crie de coeur for more blood and guts in children’s picture books once again finds its mark. Usually you might associate a book of this sort with titles of a more European bent, but Asch and son are 100% ‘merican, baby. With enough weirdness to choke a cat, this one’s just so very strange. Not to give anything away but I am exceedingly pleased to state that this book is still in print in paperback form today. We discuss houndstooth suits, Itchy and Scratchy, the sinking of the Titanic...