Dead Hairy

by Debbie Thomas

Stella MacDonald (Illustrator)

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A funny, original and gripping adventure story with a wild collection of wacky characters! 
  • Award-winning writer
  • Something completely new to the world of Irish children's books
  • Media savvy author with connections in the children's book world 


When Squashy Grandma's teeth get stuck in the vacuum cleaner, Abbie calls the Very Odd Job Man. Matt Platt and his Even Odder daughter Perdita invite Abbie to the Hair Museum, where history has hairstyles and fish have beards. Drawn into a hair-raising hunt for Perdita's mum Coriander, Abbie befriends Fernando, the heartbroken shrunken head of a Spanish conquistador, and Chester, a helpful patch of chest hair. But waddling in the shadows is a fiendish foe: the white-suited, lemon-haired Dr Hubris Klench. Abbie discovers that finding Coriander is one thing but saving the world from Klench's 'eefil doinks' quite another. And who are those hairy hobos holed up with Coriander? With kidnaps, kooks and creepy crooks, Dead Hairy is a crazy caper of laughter, love and lice crispies. This quirky tale, full of screwballs and pitfalls, will tickle children, parents and squashy grandmas alike.
  • ISBN10 1856356787
  • ISBN13 9781856356787
  • Publish Date 10 April 2011 (first published 1 April 2011)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country IE
  • Imprint The Mercier Press