The collected cartoons from Gary Larson's "The Far Side" have never gone out of print and can be found in bookstores and libraries across the continent. A reader who enjoys There's A Hair in My Dirt! is likely to also enjoy any of these collections.

Readers looking for a critical analysis of this book's genre of cautionary tales could try reading Tree and Leaf by J. R. R. Tolkien.

The essay "On Fairy-Stories" identifies the talking animal story as a "beast-fable" and has much to say about the noble art of writing fantasy stories.

Two half-hour television shows based on "The Far Side" were not critically successful and are not available commercially on video.

Adaptions of Larson's work are not confined to movies and collectible toys based on his books but also include greeting cards, T-shirts, calendars, and coffee mugs bearing "The Far Side...