Binth Baby Book

Picture this: Edward Gorey, Tim Burton and the Brothers Grimm get together over snifters of absinthe to collaborate on a children's nursery book. The result might look something like author Gris Grimly's Wicked Nursery Rhymes, a slim, sly compendium of "charmless tales" for kiddies who would have rather listened to Marilyn Manson than Mozart in the womb. Anyone who knows children knows their squeals of delight at wickedness and naughtiness, all in fun, as a way of reinforcing our society's taboos.

Each small but perfectly formed book in this series is unique. Designed and produced to please the eye, Little Books are perfect for giving--yet they are far more than gift books. Each compact volume offers expert information, sound advice, thought-provoking ideas, and inspiration-- always from a respected and trusted source. Happy reading from Little Books.

Gr 3-5-Following an introductory page that gives basic tips on supplies and techniques, each succeeding page features a different animal-some domesticated, such as a cat and a dog, and many wild, such as a cheetah, meerkat, and ostrich. The creatures are drawn in colored pencil, in six or eight steps. The final step has more shading. For some of the animals, final detailing includes positioning on a rock or a branch, but most of the animals are drawn in isolation. Libraries serving children...