The Absentminded Fellow Author:Samuel Marshak, Richard Pevear, S. Marshak Come follow the antics of a remarkable bumbler, created seventy years ago by Samuel Marshak and still a celebrated character in Russian literature today. From the moment this cheerful but clumsy chap wakes up in the morning, there's no telling what muddle's in store. He can't tell his pants from his shirt or a cat from his hat, so imagine what ... more »happens when he tries to take a train from London to Birmingham . . . In their second picture book, translator Richard Pevear and artist Marc Rosenthal have faithfully adapted the original text to create a rollicking visual and verbal romp.« less