A Nose for Adventure

In this hilarious sequel toThe Nose from Jupiter, Alan is to take his first airplane ride. He is off to New York, where his father will meet him for some "quality time" together. There are one or two snags, though. First, his father isn't at the airport. Then there's his cranky seatmate, Frieda, who is almost kidnapped while she's waiting for her wheelchair at the baggage claim. Sally, an abandoned mutt, joins the scene. And finally, Norbert is back. He is an alien from Jupiter who had previously taken up residence in Alan's nose when he was on a fact-finding mission to Earth. Alan had been, to say the least, an unwilling host to Norbert, but when you're lost in New York City being chased by bad guys, you need all the help you can get!

A columnist and novelist, <b>Richard Scrimger</b> grew up in Toronto, always writing but never really considering it a career, until after the birth of his first two children, twins, when he discovered the only time he could seriously write was during their naps. His style clearly demonstrates the influence of his experiences as a waiter in Toronto’s upscale restaurants, and as a stay-at-home father to his four children. <br><br>Genuinely witty, his work can be described as multi-dimensional - comic elements ride upon the surface, supported by varying levels of seriousness underneath. <br><br>Columns detailing Richard’s adventures in parenthood have been published in<i> The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine</i>, and <i>Today’s Parent</i>, and were compiled in a collection titled <i>Still Life with Children</i>. His first adult novel, <i>Crosstown</i>, was a finalist for the City of Toronto Book Award. His first children’s novel, <i>The Nose from Jupiter</i>, won the 10th annual Mr. Christie Book Award, was selected as an A.B.A. Kid’s Pick of the List title, and was a finalist for the Ontario Library Association’s 1999 Silver Birch Award.<br><br>Richard Scrimger is also the author of <i>The Way to Schenectady</i> about the adventures of the Peeler family on the road; <i>Mystical Rose,</i> an adult novel; and a sequel to <i>The Nose from Jupiter</i> entitled <i>A Nose for Adventure</i>. In 2001 Scrimger published <i>Bun Bun’s Birthday</i> a picture book illustrated by Gillian Johnson, and a Peeler Christmas story called <i>Of Mice and Nutcrackers</i>. He and his family live in Cobourg, Ontario.