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by Adam Rex
Harcourt 2007
I get it now. I wasn't sure before when I first came across Adam Rex's Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich last year but after seeing this there's no doubt in my mind:
Adam Rex is making picture books for adults.
Sure, they can be enjoyed on certain levels by kids but the reality is that there's just too much packed into his illustrations for these to be for
Let's hope the art department continues to stay silent. I loved the various expressions on the girl's face in this one. I, sadly, do not have a copy in my hand at the moment, but I remember her having looks that carried both interest and annoyance (as in, "JEEZ, I am just TRYING TO ENJOY THE ZOO HERE." But then who can resist talking animals?).
Indeed, let's just keep this little secret amongst ourselves. When people write solely for what they think kids want the result is either Barbie books or insipid Rainbow Fish affairs.
I see your point, David. But I think it works fabulously for children, too. If my own two are any indication (and I know that's just two children amongst all the child readers of the world) . . . well, MY GOD, every time they so much as see even an inch of the cover of this title peeking out behind, say, another book, they start in with the "PSSSSSSSSSSSSST!" and beg to have it read again. I
Adrienne, I agree with your comment about the girl's face and wish I'd mentioned it. It runs through the gamut of expressive takes and really does a lot more storytelling on its own.As far as keeping the secret safe, Fuse, my fear is that the books fall flat with out-of-touch parents and grandparents (one oldie I heard called the book "ugly" based on the cover alone and wouldn't touch it) and