Cranium Kid (the boy of the head)

Cranium Kid The boy of the head

David Byrne & Natalie McGlynn

This is my story...

I was born just a head a head on a bed with a bit of a neck not much of a neck

My face wore a grimace my mother a tear she’d sit at my bedside and curl up my hair

For she never could tell if I was daughter or son I was not even born with as much as a bum

Just a neck, like I said and a head on a bed

My sight and my hearing were unparalleled my tasting and smelling was where I excelled

I’d eat avocados and listen to Bach but that sense they call touch is what I did lack

But some days my toes would itch which was odd for I had not a toe nor a knee, nor a bod

For I was, as I said Just a head on a bed

Down in the valley the rumours were rife of a skull with no body not much of a life

They slandered and scorned me for many a year they’d come to my window from there they would jeer

“What can it be?” said a voice from below “A cranium kid no heart & no soul”

“Just a head” they would say “and a bed where it lay”

My little old noggin would cry every night my parents would try to make things alright

My father would pull the head from my dolly he’d lay it beside me to make me feel jolly

My Mother would sing and dance to the beat but it made me remember that I had no feet

Just a brain I remain Going slowly insane...

What in the world am I meant to do with a head and a neck and a mind full of gloom?

If I had just some stumps I could go out and play and not in this room for my life have to stay

But all I can do is roll bout the place or lie here for hours just me and my face

No-one ever asked me my name, it is Sid but I’ll forever be known as the Cranium Kid

Cranium Kid

The boy of the head Published by Zebra In A Top Hat Press. Cat No: ZEBRA001 Story by David Byrne & Natalie McGlynn.

Illustrations, Layout & Design by Natalie McGlynn.

Text & Illustrations Copyright owned by Zebra In A Top Hat Press. ℗ & © &☺ 2011.

The Author/Illustrator asserts their moral rights to be identified as the Author/Illustrator of this work. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission from the Author/Illustrator/Publisher.

Printed in China. ISBN: 978-0-9569999-0-0 www.zebrainatophatpress.com

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David Byrne & Natalie McGlynn This is the first picture book by dynamic duo David Byrne & Natalie McGlynn.

David Byrne is a Singer, Songwriter and Musician with Dublin band The Aluskas. He has written hundreds of songs and some short funny stories. He really likes The Beatles, Curry Potato and Twirls.

Natalie McGlynn is an Indie Designer, Mixed Media Artist and Illustrator. She is the founder of The Baubie Sunshine Emporium, an online goodie boutique. She has staged a number of art exhibitions.

Her influences include Dr Seuss, Yoshitomo Nara, classic rock 'n' roll & tuna roll.

Together, their minds have been fused to create the bittersweet tale of Sid (aka Cranium Kid, aka The Boy of the Head).

Until next time...

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A bittersweet & humorous tale about a bodyless boy who struggles with being so different

ISBN 978-0-9569999-0-0

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