Apart from the fact that kids love these entertaining fact books with cartoon drawings and "Did you know" boxes, and apart from the fact that all kids find underwear hilarious, the history of underwear is just plain interesting. It's perfect bathroom reading for the whole family.
Showing posts with label Tanya Lloyd Kyi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tanya Lloyd Kyi. Show all posts
Monday, March 4, 2013
50 Underwear Questions: A Bare-All History, by Tanya Lloyd Kyi (illustrated by Ross Kinnaird)
Apart from the fact that kids love these entertaining fact books with cartoon drawings and "Did you know" boxes, and apart from the fact that all kids find underwear hilarious, the history of underwear is just plain interesting. It's perfect bathroom reading for the whole family.
Friday, March 1, 2013
Seeing Red: The True Story of Blood, by Tanya Lloyd Kyi
Seeing Red:
The True Story of Blood
Author: Tanya Lloyd Kyi
Illustrator: Steve Rolston
Publisher: Annick Press
Publication Date: February 1, 2012
You really can't go wrong with Tanya Lloyd Kyi! She's the author of several other books for children, particularly specializing in the "so gross but so cool" categories. Her 50 Underwear Questions was fantastic, but Seeing Red: The True Story of Blood is stellar. The book explores all the ways in which blood has been interpreted, misinterpreted, used, consumed, avoided, feared, ritualized and just plain obsessed over. She looks at bloodletting, vampire lore, menstrual myths, human sacrifice, blood spatter and even blood recipes (if someone offers you blodplattar pancakes, think twice!). It's creepy and gross and SO good. It's also really informative. Plus the illustrations by Steve Rolston hit just the right mark between cute and gory. My inner twelve-year-old is salivating over this book!
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