It seems incredible a boy with learning difficulties could die like this in a supposed place of sanctuary; unsurprisingly, the fatality was found to be avoidable.
The liner notes to Permanent Record state that a Weekly World News article about the "Incredible Frog Boy" helped to inspire the song.
The Incredible Book Eating Boy, published in 2006, went on to win the Irish children's book award.
The Girl With the Iron Claws was a masterclass in storytelling through puppetry, while Bootworks' five-minute The Incredible Book Eating Boy was a miniature marvel.
This is the new one from Bootworks, whose The Incredible Book Eating Boy was a thing of real beauty and considerable invention.
You can just imagine Henry, the hero of Jeffers's The Incredible Book Eating Boy (2006), sinking his teeth into it.
It features Bootworks's fabulous five-minute version of Oliver Jeffers' The Incredible Book Eating Boy, Miriam Margoyles'ss Dickens' Women and Blind Summit's The Table.
Jeffers is best known for his bestselling picture books, including The Incredible Book Eating Boy, and for his art work on U2's latest world tour – yet he is as much a painter as a writer and illustrator.
The Incredible Book Eating Boy (2006) is in development as a live-action drama with Universal Pictures, and with his friend and oft‑time collaborator, the artist Mac Premo, Jeffers last year directed the video for U2's single "Ordinary Love".
There's a chance to catch Bootworks' fabulously imaginative version of The Incredible Book Eating Boy (Library, Wed), check out Le Navet Bete's wild west comedy, Once Upon A Time In A Western (St George's Theatre, Thu), or see UK circus outfit, Circulus, in Silver Lining (The Hippodrome, Fri).
