The Man Who Lost His Head
Notebook Illustration
I’m Telling You All I Know
June 1, 2009
“When our kids were small, my wife and I used to read them a delightful book from the library called The Man Who Lost His Head. Published in 1942, the story was written by Claire Huchet Bishop and masterfully illustrated by Robert McCloskey. It’s about a man who has lost his head, and all the trouble he goes to to compensate for its absence. I remember quite vividly how he looks when he puts a parsnip where his head is supposed to be, how poorly his hat fits as a result, and the expression on the parsnip’s face just above the knot in the man’s tie. A truly fantastic book.”
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Categories: Drawings, Everything and Nothing
Tags: Art, Claire Huchet Bishop, I’m Telling You All I Know, Notebook, Old Books, Parsnips, Reading, Robert McCloskey
William Michaelian 