J. Otto Seibold, . . Chronicle, $6.95 (36pp) ISBN 978-0-8118-5100-8
"The team behind Olive, the Other Reindeer
exposes the reveries of a flightless bird. This dizzying volume proves that high-tech illustration need not be chilly (even if the subject lives on an iceberg)," said PW
. Ages 5-8. (Oct.)
Walsh and Seibold, whose offbeat characters include Mr. Lunch and Olive, the Other Reindeer, introduce a prepossessing and generous escargot. "Once upon a time... in a lovely meadow a Continue reading »
Blaring pink, pumpkin orange, lime green and robin's-egg blue form wild combinations in Seibold's (Olive, My Love
) quirky new volume, whose rounded Continue reading »
Vegetarian vampire Dagmar, who prefers cherry juice to blood, “tend[s] to his moonlit vegetable patch” rather than prowl. Dagmar also adores candy, and when his crops grow slowly, he Continue reading »
Other Goose: Re-Nurseried and Re-Rhymed Children's Classics
J. Otto Seibold
Seibold's manic characters and seasick palette give Mother Goose a jolt of Red Bull. Humpty Dumpty buys elevator shoes, Little Boy Blue gets a tuba ("The sheep are in Venice,/ and the cow's in Continue reading »
A dog goes to Venice and finds the bird-chasing opportunity of a lifetime. In a starred review, PW called the tale ""campy yet childlike, sophisticated yet frankly silly."" Ages 4-up. Continue reading »
Seibold and Walsh (Olive, the Other Reindeer), specialists in hip digital graphics and comic excess, expose the reveries of a flightless bird. Chongo Chingi the penguin initially appears against a Continue reading »
A chimp named Ham was the first simian in space, and when he returned to earth, he went to live at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. But what if he'd capitalized on his fame by starting a Continue reading »
Seibold and Walsh's (Mr. Lunch Takes a Plane Ride) eccentric canine hero and bird-chaser extraordinaire is on the move again, this time in a canoe on loan from an elephant. His first night out he is Continue reading »
Seibold and Walsh specialize in street-smart art and convoluted story lines, and this addition to the Mr. Lunch series does not disappoint. Mr. Lunch, an entrepreneurial white dog, chases birds Continue reading »
A grandchild resists helping to harvest mangoes at the start of a layered picture book that melds concepts of counting, senses, and values. When Carmencita expresses a dislike Continue reading »
Virus Hunters: How Science Protects People When Outbreaks and Pandemics Strike
Amy Cherrix
In this thrilling work, Cherrix (Eye of the Storm) breaks down the fascinating careers of scientists employed in the Epidemic Intelligence Service, “the world’s most elite Continue reading »
Siblings Shirley, Pearlie, and Curlie’s world is turned upside down when Pearlie and Curlie are whisked away by a two-headed swan to a lost dimension. Now, Shirley and Mommy Continue reading »
After mysteriously drowning in the river near the tourist town of Les´na Woda at 16, Gisela became a rusalka, or a water nymph. She longs to reunite with her family, but the Continue reading »