Sara Fanelli's activity book, an exciting first for Phaidon Press, asks young readers to help the onion break free by answering thought-provoking questions and completing the activities within, finally pressing a three-dimensional character right out of the pages.
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"an ingenious work by a persistently imaginative artist. . ." - Steven Heller
"A cross between illustration, philosophy, and paper engineering. . ."The Onion's Great Escape" challenges the limitations of reading as an interactive experience." - "Cool Hunting"
." . .a marvelous work of quirky design, offbeat collage, and whimsical paper engineering." - "Apartment Therapy"
"This vibrant, wacky book. . .demands total sensory immersion. Part drawing pad, part journal, part philosophical exploration." - "Dooce"
"A technicolor mixed media affair where the main character gets a hand form the reader to escape the "The Big Fry." Part art piece, part picture book, "The Onion's Great Escape" is most notable because it features an actual onion escape - it pops right out of the book." - "100 Scope Notes"'s The Wildest Children's Books of 2012
"The book is wonderful for those reluctant readers who need to get their hands into their work. Clear illustrations show how to pull the onion from the book and turn it into a toy. When the "engineer" is done with the book, he or she will end up with a colorful, non-smelling (!) onion friend." - "San Francisco Book Review"
"A cross between illustration, philosophy, and paper engineering. . ."The Onion's Great Escape" challenges the limitations of reading as an interactive experience." - "Cool Hunting"
." . .a marvelous work of quirky design, offbeat collage, and whimsical paper engineering." - "Apartment Therapy"
"This vibrant, wacky book. . .demands total sensory immersion. Part drawing pad, part journal, part philosophical exploration." - "Dooce"
"A technicolor mixed media affair where the main character gets a hand form the reader to escape the "The Big Fry." Part art piece, part picture book, "The Onion's Great Escape" is most notable because it features an actual onion escape - it pops right out of the book." - "100 Scope Notes"'s The Wildest Children's Books of 2012
"The book is wonderful for those reluctant readers who need to get their hands into their work. Clear illustrations show how to pull the onion from the book and turn it into a toy. When the "engineer" is done with the book, he or she will end up with a colorful, non-smelling (!) onion friend." - "San Francisco Book Review"
About the Author
Sara Fanelli was born in Florence. She came to London to study art, and has been working there as a designer and illustrator since graduating from the Royal College of Art in 1995. She divides her time between self-generated projects and commercial illustration commissions from a wide range of international clients, including the New Yorker, Penguin Books, Faber & Faber, Tate Modern, The Victoria & Albert Museum, Ron Arad, Issey Miyake, the New York Times and the Royal Mail. She has written and illustrated a number of children's books, and her work has been exhibited in venues around the world. She has twice been the overall winner of the Victoria & Albert Museum's illustration award and been awarded two D&AD pencils.
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By MEJ
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I loved this book. I ordered it after reading a review in The Independent, thinking that my grandchildren aged 6 and 4 would enjoy it. Unfortunately their parents, whilst appreciating the graphics and the poetic and questioning text, did not think that it was suitable to read to younger children - particularly if they are sensitive. My own children were bought up on a diet of fairy tales and classic stories, most of which were remarkably bloodthirsty, and appeared to suffer no ill effects. However, I respect their wish to protect their own children from what they see as a frightening book, so I am now the keeper of this wonderful work of art and am delighted. Eventually I hope that my grandchildren will read it and perhaps have as much fun trying to answer life's conundrums as I do.
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By V A BORNHOFT
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I read an amusing review in the newspaper and decided to buy this book for my Grandchildren. They have had good fun with writing answers to the questions. Should be read with an adult perhaps two pages each evening. You end up with an onion!
By K. O'neill
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It gave me great pleasure in releasing the onion. A clever idea with fun drawings and questions.
My daughters have been inspired by the whole design.
My daughters have been inspired by the whole design.
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