B FOR BEER

A children’s book about Beer? Yes, believe it or not; but B is for Beer is also a book for grown-ups; and, of course, bear in mind that this is a work by non-comformist author Tom Robbins, internationally renowned for his ability to seriously enlighten and comically entertain. ONCE UPON A TIME (right about now) there was a planet (how about this one?) whose inhabitants consumed thirty-six billion gallons of beer each year (it’s a fact, you can Google it). Among those affected, each in his or her own way, by all the bubbles, burps, and foam, was a smart, wide-eyed, adventurous kindergartner named Gracie; her distracted mommy; her insensitive dad; her non-conformist uncle; and a magical, butt-kicking intruder from a world within our world. Populated by the aforementioned characters–and as charming as it may be subversive–B Is for Beer involves readers, young and old, in a surprising, far-reaching investigation into the limits of reality, the transformative powers of children, and, of course, the ultimate meaning of a tall, cold brewski.