What’s the biggest complaint we have about children’s books? That’s exactly right: there aren’t enough animals doing martial arts. Authors Rebecca J. Gomez and Corey Rosen Schwartz, along with Caldecott Medal winning illustrator Dan Santat, have heard our prayers and are delivering the goods in their newest book, Hensel and Gretel: Ninja Chicks. This adventure, about two sister-chickens on a mission to save their father from a cunning, cornbread-house-dwelling fox, is truly the purest distillation of the folk tale’s values since the Grimm Brothers. Don’t believe me? Watch the book trailer below. Santat’s illustrations are a premium blend of watercolor softness and comic book …
If you’re young and in-the-know, Abbi Jacobson is a woman that already looms large in your conscience. Not only does she crush it as the star and showrunner of Comedy Central’s standout show Broad City, but she’s also an accomplished illustrator. It is Jacobson’s rush-of-color line drawings that wiggle about as the show’s title and transition sequences. On top of that, she’s published two coloring books, Color This Book: New York City and Color This Book: San Francisco. Now, Jacobson’s revealed the cover of her third illustration book, Carry This Book. With her trademark quirkiness and simplicity, Jacobson imagines the interiors of celebrities’ bags …
Much like Gillian Flynn, Lisa Genova and countless others before him, Andy Weir has been launched from literary celebrity to household name thanks in no small part to the popular adaptation of his work. After last year’s adaptation of his originally self-published novel The Martian, his every penstroke is now closely watched, every detail about any new work eagerly awaited. It’s a small fortune for us that it appears that we don’t have to wait for much longer for a follow-up. In an interview with Smithsonian Magazine, Weir gave a few details on his second literary adventure. The story, whose title has yet to be announced, centers around …
Ever since his against-type casting, we’ve been eagerly awaiting to see how Neil Patrick Harris disappears into his role as Count Olaf, the unscrupulous villain in the new adaptation of Lemony Snicket‘s A Series of Unfortunate Events. Yesterday, we got our first look. Photos have surfaced of Harris in full hair and makeup on set in Vancouver, where the television show has been filming for the past month. Even without his full costume, the usually loveable-looking Harris instills fright by sporting a fuzzy unibrow, greying, lightning-struck hair, long, sharp sideburns, and a pointed goatee. We’ll have to wait just a little …
It’s no secret that one our favorite topics is adult coloring books. Everyone loves coloring, whether it’s for the art, the therapy, or the irony. Now, America’s new favorite pastime has finally reached its highest, most millennial point: An enterprising young couple from Los Angeles has founded Color Me Book, the world’s first customizable adult coloring book company. Color Me Book’s approach is so ingeniously simple it will make you envious you hadn’t thought to start your own company. Simply upload your photos from your computer (or Instagram, as they also encourage) and hardworking artists will hand-trace the images, bind them …
