Worksīats at the Beach was read on NPR's 'Weekend Edition Saturday' by Daniel Pinkwater, after which the book enjoyed a great deal of success, and leaving Houghton Mifflin to keep up with the sudden demand. He had, however, long been interested in children's books, and when he was approached by Susan Sherman, who liked the way he portrayed emotions on his animal character's faces, he ended up illustrating the first book in the Flatfoot Fox series, written by Eth Clifford. He then studied art at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and eventually created political cartoons for major newspapers and magazines. While studying literature and psychology at Brown University, he made political cartoons for the student newspaper but was turned down when he applied for jobs at various publications. the charm is all in the story itself.Lies was interested in art since childhood. wonderful read-aloud.' - Newsday Bats at the Library 'The library-after-dark setting works a magic all its own, taking Lies and his audience to an intensely personal place.' - Publishers Weekly, starred review ' brings a sure, expressive and transporting hand to this story of a colony of bats paying a nighttime visit to a small-town library.' - Kirkus Reviews 'Illustrations teem with bats so charming they will even win over chiroptophobes.' - Booklist 'Another tale of bat mischief.

A grand adventure.' - School Library Journal 'Fetching.

Everybody should look at this.' -Daniel Pinkwater, NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday 'Perfect for sharing with younglings of the wingless sort.' - Kirkus Reviews 'The book truly soars in the dark yet luminescent art. just a whiz-bang summer book, anytime book.

'Baseball stadiums have an innate magic, never more so than in the hands of Lies, whose latest has the winged creatures gathering for an epic game, complete with 'beenuts and Cricket Jack,' and an upside down audience' - Publishers Weekly, starred review 'The visual effect is quite stunning, with some fantastically disorienting upside-down spreads to reflect the fans' hanging position, and much of the language is utterly delicious.'- Kirkus Reviews, starred review 'Careful readers will find plenty of inventive details to make this latest outing to the bats’ nocturnal world worthwhile.' - School Library Journal Praise for Brian Lies’ New York Times best-selling books: Bats at the Beach 'Brilliant, brilliant paintings.

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