The Mosquito Brothers - Hardcover

Praise for "The Camel in the Sun: " "Ondaatje narrates with graceful lyricism ... A tender story, eloquently rendered." -- "Publishers Weekly," starred review
"A compelling coming-of-age tale. . . . Recommended." -- "CM Magazine"
"Despite references to mosquitos' short life spans and other trivia, Ondaatje keeps the actual bloodsucking and insect mortality to a minimum, focusing on Dinnn's initial fear of flight and on his large family's light misadventures." -- "Publishers Weekly"
"A compelling coming-of-age tale. . . . Recommended." -- "CM Magazine"

Praise for "The Camel in the Sun: ""Ondaatje narrates with graceful lyricism ... A tender story, eloquently rendered." "Publishers Weekly," starred review
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"Despite references to mosquitos short life spans and other trivia, Ondaatje keeps the actual bloodsucking and insect mortality to a minimum, focusing on Dinnn s initial fear of flight and on his large family s light misadventures." "Publishers Weekly"
"Ondaatje weaves his make-believeentomological utopia with a plethora of well-researched 'did-you-know' facts." "National Post"
"A light and entertaining allegory about overcoming fear, being true to yourself, and finding your wings." "Quill & Quire""
"Despite references to mosquitos short life spans and other trivia, Ondaatje keeps the actual bloodsucking and insect mortality to a minimum, focusing on Dinnn s initial fear of flight and on his large family s light misadventures." Publishers Weekly
"Ondaatje weaves his make-believeentomological utopia with a plethora of well-researched 'did-you-know' facts." National Post
"A light and entertaining allegory about overcoming fear, being true to yourself, and finding your wings." Quill & Quire"

Praise for The Camel in the Sun: "Ondaatje narrates with graceful lyricism ... A tender story, eloquently rendered." Publishers Weekly, starred review
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After he nearly drowns in a parking-lot puddle, Dinnn Needles is fearful of many things, including flying. When his 400 siblings swarm off without him, he finds time to dream about family stories, a lost brother, adventures in The Wild, and, above all, how to be cool. At school in an abandoned air-conditioner, Dinnn learns about the deadly Pondhawk dragonfly and other dangers that lie beyond his home under a drive-in theater screen. But Dinnn never really takes to city life. Lonely and left out, he is filled with an unexplained longing. He hears about the red mini-van that brought his parents together and wonders about his extended family in the country. And then one day, as fate would have it, the red mini-van reappears, giving Dinnn a chance to visit to his relatives in The Wild. In the end, Dinnn discovers that being cool is a matter of what you do, especially for one's friends and family, including two new brothers. Accompanied by quirky line drawings by Spanish illustrator Erica Salcedo, this is a gently humorous and remarkably informative nature-adventure story about an unlikely pointy-nosed hero with big dreams and an even bigger heart.