Tuesday, July 31, 2007

It Sounds Like a Good Book, But...

That mouse is really ugly.

From their web site:

This book is written for the early reader (4 year to 8 year olds, depending on reading development level).

Parents/guardians that wish to expose their children to the value of knowledge and the need to defend reason in the face of force will enjoy and appreciate the story of Nimble.



Sounds great, right? But isn't this picture a little scary? I think it's the beady-eyed stare combined with troubling bald patches, really dirty looking hair, and weird eyebrow placement. I really like the illustrations in my kids' books to be as attractive as the story. Given the story description above, this seems to fall far short. Perhaps the author also illustrated?

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