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 »
Two-year-old Chooch seeks to help everyone, often with disastrous results, in this tender familial picture book from Cherokee creators Rogers and Kunz. The child’s older Continue reading »
The caring acts of loved ones are the focus of this first-person work that models how affection can be relayed by actions. As the title opens, a young narrator notes how, Continue reading »
Eli’s eight uncles live together in one house, and every summer Eli spends a day with them in this gleeful excursion from Madhani and Kheiriyeh. Watercolor, acrylic, and colored Continue reading »
This impressively global and genuinely heartfelt survey communicates that every job has its particular—and peculiar—demands and rewards. For a candlestick maker in Ireland, Continue reading »