What’s got a tail and just wants to go home with you, but will never make a mess on the carpet, or smell like, well, wet dog?

Through the power of a wizard’s magic comes a book that isn’t a book—it’s a DOG! We promise.

Have you ever seen a book that barks? How about a dog with pages? For all the kids who keep asking for a dog and don't seem to appreciate their books enough, we have the perfect solution. Pulitzer Prize-winner Art Spiegelman, the author of Maus and Jack and the Box, has conjured up a winning mix of dog and hardcover picture book, complete with fuzzy, cuddly pages, a tail, a sturdy cotton leash, and so much more. Bring this lovable pooch into your family and he’s sure to become a kid's—or reader’s—best friend!

"Spiegelman brings his charismatic illustration style to this wacky, metafictional picture book, which claims it’s not a book....Kids are sure to delight in how much Open Me…I’m A Dog! commits to the bit: It even features fuzzy pages and a leash." — BookPage

"Uses clever word play and mixed media to encourage kids to have a hands-on experience with the book. The part that really shines is the quality of the illustrations....a great book to introduce to a toddler and bring out for story time." — The Tiny Bookstore

"A winning conceit, with ingenuous tongue-in-cheek illustrations." — Kirkus Review

Please note: with every copy of Open Me…I’m A Dog! purchased, Art will sign one other of his titles. 

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Art Spiegelman is best known for his masterful two-volume Holocaust narrative, Maus, which in 1992 won a Pulitzer Prize. In 2005, he was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. He was made a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France in 2005 and– the American equivalent–played himself on an episode of The Simpsons in 2008. In 2011, Art Spiegelman won the Grand Prix at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. He lives in New York City with his wife and collaborator, Françoise Mouly, Toon Books’ editorial director. His most recent publication is for children Open Me…I’m A Dog!

photo credit and rights: Nadja Spiegelman

Paris-born New York resident Françoise Mouly has been the art editor of covers for the New Yorker magazine since 1993. In 1978 she co-founded Raw Books and Graphics with husband Art Spiegelman. She is also publisher, and editorial and design director of Toon Books, born as Raw Junior in 2008, which she established to publish contemporary comics aimed at children. Its first volume, the ‘Little Lit’ collection, evolved into the Toon Treasury of Classic Children’s Comics, which begat the ongoing Toon Books imprint. Mouly’s achievements underscore her singular contribution to a comics, illustration and satiric art renaissance flourishing today. In her role at the New Yorker she has commissioned more than 1000 covers to date.

photo credit and rights: ©Sarah Shatz

 

 

 

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