02121cam a2200361 i 4500 1164632211 TxAuBib 20171204120000.0 170217s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016959630 9781936787654 1936787652 (OCoLC)973155517 YDX eng rda YDX BTCTA BDX ZQP UUM NZAUC LNC OCLCF TxAuBib rda Unferth, Deb Olin, author. I, Parrot [graphic novel] / Deb Olin Unferth & Elizabeth Haidle. New York : Black Balloon Publishing, an imprint of Catapult, [2017] 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 26 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Typing up positive-thought messages for a self-help guru isn't exactly Daphne's idea of dream job. But to regain custody of her nine-year-old son, she's willing to try. A few weeks later, when that same self-help guru asks her to take care of 100 endangered parrots, Daphne is willing to try that too. What ensues is a hilarious, heartbreaking tragicomedy involving the love of her life, the landlady from hell, three house painters, a flock of passenger pigeons and a super-sized bag of mite-killing powder. With text by acclaimed author Deb Olin Unferth and stunning illustrations by artist Elizabeth Haidle, I Parrot is not only a poignant, literary graphic novel, but also a portrait of woman who will do anything--no matter how ridiculous or revolutionary--to care for her child and find a to triumph in world where idealists and misfits rarely win. 20171204. Divorced mothers Comic books, strips, etc. Captive parrots Comic books, strips, etc. Self-realization in women Comic books, strips, etc. Graphic novels. Haidle, Elizabeth, 1974-, artist. TXKIP