Clay Rice. Familius (IPS, dist.), $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-939629-28-9
Striking silhouette artwork and elegant typography distinguish Rice's ode to the power of imagination. He cuts black paper into intricate scenes of play and adventure, framing them within majestic landscapes, dreamy sunsets, and blue dusks. In a...
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Clay Rice. Familius (IPS, dist.), $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-942934-68-4
Rice takes a more playful tack than he did in 2014’s The Stick in this story about an uncle with literal ants in his pants, which send him on an around-the-world dance-a-thon. The man’s niece, a girl with twin braids and a plaid dress, narrates his...
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Clay Rice. Familius, $14.99 (24p) ISBN 978-1-64170-563-9
Papercut silhouette art by author-illustrator Rice serves as a haunting background to this poignant rhyming poem. Bold black silhouettes outline a short-haired child celebrating their birthday party at a picnic table with family and friends. Relayed
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Clay Rice. Familius, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-64170-144-0
Animals on a farm settle in for the night, where “everything’s still and everything’s right.” The refrain, “and all is quiet at the stroke of goodnight,” creates hypnotic repetition, matched by the text’s musicality. Minimalist, cut-paper-like...
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