| Title | : | And He Puffed: An inflated story of the Three Little Pigs |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | - |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 2013 |
And He Puffed: An inflated story of the Three Little Pigs Reviews
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Authors : Larry Moss & Kelly Cheatle
Publisher: Limited Kickstarter Edition
Year Published: 2013
Description (from back cover): Squeal with delight at a classic tale! Artists Larry Moss & Kelly Cheatle breathe new life into the story of the Three Little Pigs with their unique balloon illustrations. Follow the pigs as they work together to learn the merits of a job well done.
Review:
First, I need to come clean. I am a recovering balloon artist. It isn't like I need to attend meetings or anything but there are days where I miss creating amazing things out of a piece of latex. Sound crazy? Yep. I've been called that before. No biggie. ANYWAY... almost two years ago, Larry Moss and Kelly Cheatle created the Once Upon a Time Kickstarter Project. I happily became one of their sponsors. Take a visit to their site to witness what motivated me at the time.
Great news! The project was fully funded and just this month, I received my two copies of their limited Kickstarter edition book, "And He Puffed." The artistry in the illustrations (do I call them that?) are mind-blowing. My favorite detail is the varied expressions of the pigs throughout the story. The mix of balloons and computer graphic backgrounds make a perfect combination.
We all know the story, so there are no major surprises there. However, this story leaves out the chimney descent and rids the pigs of the wolf in a more fitting manner. The text works very well with narration and rhyming dialogue from the characters.
Actually, my daughter picked these pages out right away as her favorites. I was surprised at first, but then noting the details in this page, I understood. The little houses are teeny tiny balloons inflated with just enough air to pump them up a tad. Beautiful work.
A few of my daughter's friends were over this week and all were drawn to the book just by seeing the cover.
This fun and beautiful picture book easily gets 5 stars out of 5 balloontastic stars from me and I am thrilled to have a copy to give away to one lucky reader. (See below)
Read? Yes.
Ages? All ages.
Where to Purchase the Book: This is the unfortunate part. You cannot purchase this book as of right now. The authors are in talks with publishers and until a deal is worked out, the only copies of this book are the 100 limited edition Kickstarter copies that were made. This is where we hope a publisher will jump on the opportunity and offer them big bucks for their amazing undertaking. -
Very cute little children's story that tells the Three Little Pigs story with balloon sculptures.
Fun, I bet kids would love it.
Glad my wife was part of the Kickstarter that made it happen.
