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OverviewWinner of a rare special mention in the White Ravens Catalogue 2000 of the world's best children's books, this whimsical picture book is an innovation of nonsense verse and design. Letter-pressed with two colours, the book uses typography in a radical and exciting way - as illustration. Letters and words take the form of images, so that the child deciphers words like puzzles, making it a visual and verbal treat for children as well as for children's book collectors. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Anushka Ravishankar , Rathna RamanathanPublisher: Tara Books Imprint: Tara Publishing Dimensions: Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.349kg ISBN: 9788186211434ISBN 10: 8186211438 Pages: 48 Publication Date: 28 February 2003 Recommended Age: From 8 To 11 Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews"""Both the poem and the highly imaginative play with shapes and forms are so enchanting that one wants go right back to the beginning."" - The Jury, White Ravens 2000 catalogue" Readers with a taste for concrete poetry or typographic quips in general will enjoy this import. Designer/illustrator Ramanathan takes Ravishankar's nonsense verse- I wouldn't mind if I could be a 12-armed octopus / or a pin-striped hippo-po-po-po-potamus / Anything I'd like to be / But please please please not a grabooberry -and, using only the text plus a few extra doodles, works major visual changes from spread to spread, blowing some letters up to page size, scattering others in looping lines, shifting abruptly from red to green and back, and slipping in clever sight gags, such as an i that's dotted in more ways than one. Letter forms get put through more ingenious, not to mention strenuous, paces in de Vicq de Comptiers's Bembo's Zoo (2000), but this makes a silly-sounding, giggle-inducing read-aloud for younger audiences. (Picture book. 5-7) (Kirkus Reviews) Both the poem and the highly imaginative play with shapes and forms are so enchanting that one wants go right back to the beginning. - The Jury, White Ravens 2000 catalogue Author InformationAnushka Ravishankar has made a name for herself internationally as an Indian children's writer, with over ten books of verse, fiction and non-fiction. The award-winning author of Tiger on a Tree, she has pioneered the Indian English nonsense verse form, bringing it to international attention. Rathna Ramanathan runs minus9, her own graphic design studio and has designed over twenty books in her six years working with Tara Books. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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