Comments on: Grim and delightful picture book, "There Was an Old Lady" http://boingboing.net/2009/11/25/grim-and-delightful.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 06:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: earbox http://boingboing.net/2009/11/25/grim-and-delightful.html#comment-648210 earbox Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-648210 I'm pretty sure you mean Lane Smith--Scieszka is only a writer and Smith is/was the artist for most of his better known books. I’m pretty sure you mean Lane Smith–Scieszka is only a writer and Smith is/was the artist for most of his better known books.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/11/25/grim-and-delightful.html#comment-648978 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-648978 do you REALLY need a spoiler alert for this book? everybody knows this rhyme! if you needed a spoiler alert for the mechanics of the book, boo hoo... it will still be awesome when you see it for the first time... if it isn't because this article took all the magic out of it, then you should stop going on the internet. or watching movie previews... or television... do you REALLY need a spoiler alert for this book?
everybody knows this rhyme!

if you needed a spoiler alert for the mechanics of the book, boo hoo… it will still be awesome when you see it for the first time… if it isn’t because this article took all the magic out of it, then you should stop going on the internet.

or watching movie previews…
or television…

]]> By: rose bush http://boingboing.net/2009/11/25/grim-and-delightful.html#comment-647713 rose bush Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-647713 oh my goddess, this is a MUST have. i've just added it to my amazon cart. while i don't always agree with cory on everything, his book reviews have not done me wrong. i'm currently reading sandman slim based on his review and i'm diggin' it wicked fierce! oh my goddess, this is a MUST have. i’ve just added it to my amazon cart. while i don’t always agree with cory on everything, his book reviews have not done me wrong. i’m currently reading sandman slim based on his review and i’m diggin’ it wicked fierce!

]]> By: TheCrawNotTheCraw http://boingboing.net/2009/11/25/grim-and-delightful.html#comment-647720 TheCrawNotTheCraw Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-647720 "The grand finale of the book ("There was an old lady who swallowed a horse/She's dead of course") is celebrated with a cute mechanical effect: when you turn the last page, the lady's eyes close and the accompanying illustration shows her arms folded across her chest, holding fly-swatter like a lily." While I like knowing about this interesting book, and am glad you mentioned it, I would have appreciated a "Spoiler Alert" concerning the contents of the last page. Just a thought. “The grand finale of the book (“There was an old lady who swallowed a horse/She’s dead of course”) is celebrated with a cute mechanical effect: when you turn the last page, the lady’s eyes close and the accompanying illustration shows her arms folded across her chest, holding fly-swatter like a lily.”

While I like knowing about this interesting book, and am glad you mentioned it, I would have appreciated a “Spoiler Alert” concerning the contents of the last page.
Just a thought.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/11/25/grim-and-delightful.html#comment-647726 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-647726 Hello All, Thanks for all the kind words. This book was a blast to work on and I'm Ãœber excited it made it's way onto Boing Boing! Along with the book there is a book trailer which can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/user/ChronicleBooks#p/u/3/wZlj_Yszp3U and I've made a few Old Lady desktop Wallpapers for download: http://www.muttink.com/work.php?&gallery=23&item=125 Happy Thanksgiving to all!!!!!!!!!! Hello All,

Thanks for all the kind words. This book was a blast to work on and I’m Ãœber excited it made it’s way onto Boing Boing! Along with the book there is a book trailer which can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/user/ChronicleBooks#p/u/3/wZlj_Yszp3U

and I’ve made a few Old Lady desktop Wallpapers for download: http://www.muttink.com/work.php?&gallery=23&item=125

Happy Thanksgiving to all!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: doggo http://boingboing.net/2009/11/25/grim-and-delightful.html#comment-647735 doggo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-647735 Yeah, Cheqyr, that sounds familiar. *shudder* Yeah, Cheqyr, that sounds familiar. *shudder*

]]> By: mechanikus http://boingboing.net/2009/11/25/grim-and-delightful.html#comment-647744 mechanikus Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-647744 You can find a nice commercial for this book with flat mechanics animation, see the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZlj_Yszp3U You can find a nice commercial for this book with flat mechanics animation, see the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZlj_Yszp3U

]]> By: doggo http://boingboing.net/2009/11/25/grim-and-delightful.html#comment-647498 doggo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-647498 "Beloved" nursery rhyme? If by "beloved" you mean creepy & terrifying. As a child this nursery rhyme, and the illustrated book I had, spooked me badly. It was, of course, the first thing I thought of when the ultimate childhood gross-out happened, I swallowed a fly. (I don't know why) This book is beautiful. Just in time for Christmas. A perfect gift to pass on the fear and loathing to all the young children you know. Muahahahahaha. “Beloved” nursery rhyme? If by “beloved” you mean creepy & terrifying. As a child this nursery rhyme, and the illustrated book I had, spooked me badly. It was, of course, the first thing I thought of when the ultimate childhood gross-out happened, I swallowed a fly. (I don’t know why)

This book is beautiful. Just in time for Christmas. A perfect gift to pass on the fear and loathing to all the young children you know. Muahahahahaha.

]]> By: arkizzle / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2009/11/25/grim-and-delightful.html#comment-647500 arkizzle / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-647500 Beautiful! Beautiful!

]]> By: Cheqyr http://boingboing.net/2009/11/25/grim-and-delightful.html#comment-647538 Cheqyr Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-647538 Was it the one where a lot of the drawings are silhouettes, and the woman gets more bloated with each verse? Because I'm *still* trying to recover. Brrrr.... Was it the one where a lot of the drawings are silhouettes, and the woman gets more bloated with each verse? Because I’m *still* trying to recover. Brrrr….

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/11/25/grim-and-delightful.html#comment-647549 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-647549 "There was an old lady who swallowed a fly" has an author. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_Was_an_Old_Lady_Who_Swallowed_a_Fly “There was an old lady who swallowed a fly” has an author. See

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_Was_an_Old_Lady_Who_Swallowed_a_Fly

]]> By: Gloria http://boingboing.net/2009/11/25/grim-and-delightful.html#comment-647577 Gloria Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-647577 I don't see any Gorey at all. I see more of Jon Sciezska -- the cut-out, textured illustration style, along with a subversive tone of humour. I don’t see any Gorey at all. I see more of Jon Sciezska — the cut-out, textured illustration style, along with a subversive tone of humour.

]]> By: Chrs http://boingboing.net/2009/11/25/grim-and-delightful.html#comment-649370 Chrs Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-649370 This rhyme is directly responsible, along with a coloring book on deep-sea fish, for various nightmares about various animals and people eating everything around them and distorting horribly as they did. Eventually, they always tried to come after me. It was real creepy. This rhyme is directly responsible, along with a coloring book on deep-sea fish, for various nightmares about various animals and people eating everything around them and distorting horribly as they did. Eventually, they always tried to come after me. It was real creepy.

]]> By: GaryG http://boingboing.net/2009/11/25/grim-and-delightful.html#comment-648091 GaryG Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-648091 Spoiler alert?? I guess no one should mention Humpty doesn't make it either. Oops. ;) Spoiler alert??

I guess no one should mention Humpty doesn’t make it either.

Oops.

;)

]]> By: Gloria http://boingboing.net/2009/11/25/grim-and-delightful.html#comment-648642 Gloria Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-648642 Thanks. You're totally right. Thanks. You’re totally right.

]]> By: flipcloud http://boingboing.net/2009/11/25/grim-and-delightful.html#comment-647627 flipcloud Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-647627 Agree with Gloria... Not sure where the Gorey comparison came from. Agree with Gloria… Not sure where the Gorey comparison came from.

]]> By: missjoyce http://boingboing.net/2009/11/25/grim-and-delightful.html#comment-649174 missjoyce Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-649174 those were also two of my favorite as a kid, kudos to you. those were also two of my favorite as a kid, kudos to you.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/11/25/grim-and-delightful.html#comment-647662 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-647662 The grand finale of the book ("There was an old lady who swallowed a horse/She's dead of course") Spoiler Alert! The grand finale of the book (“There was an old lady who swallowed a horse/She’s dead of course”)

Spoiler Alert!

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