The Miami Giant [B0915]

1995 HCDJ in nice clean condition. An odd unique combination of Gulliver's Travels, the Christopher Columbus story, and satire about Jewish retirees in Miami Beach by Arthur Yorinks, award-winning author-and director for opera, theater, dance, film, and radio.

The narrative sends one Giuseppe Giaweeni from 15th- or 16th-century Italy across the sea in search of China. Upon landing in Miame instead, he discovers a lost tribe of dancing giants. With some coaxing, Guiseppe convinces giant Joe Mishbooker to come back across the ocean and star in a new show. "Pandemonium ensues."

From Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Thoroughly enjoyable! Not just a kids' book, The Miami Giant tickled my fancy with its humor, Yiddishisms, and illustrations by Maurice Sendak."; "You'd expect weird from this author/illustrator combo and weird is what you get. But it's also vibrant and funny and adorable and shareable-which is also what you'd expect."; "The Miami Giant is filled with great illustrations, and a sweet, funny story. I enjoy it as much as my toddler does. Maurice Sendak does a beautiful job with the illustrations and includes so much detail. There seems to be something new to see each time we read it."