Crocodile Tears is a 1956 children's story from the famous graphic designer and illustrator André François that tells how to catch a crocodile by going to Egypt. And it tells how to get a crocodile home, and even what happens after that! A smart, fun, gorgeous classic!André François was a French graphic designer and illustrator, who lived in New York City for a time and did many covers for The New Yorker. He also studied with Picasso and created many cartoons and picture books. Little Boy Brown (1949) was his first picture book to be published in the US.
Format: Novelty book
CONTRIBUTORS: André François
EAN: 9781592702275
COUNTRY: United States
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WEIGHT: 198 g
HEIGHT: 85 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Enchanted Lion Books
DATE PUBLISHED: 2017-03-30
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GENRE: JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Alligators & Crocodiles, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Reptiles & Amphibians, JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / General
WIDTH: 270 cm
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Book Themes:
Children’s picture books, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics
A New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 1956
"As a design object, the physical book package is perfection."—Kirkus Review
"Crocodile Tears by the late, great French satirist and cartoonist André François from Enchanted Lion Books is a rarity that recently was rereleased along with François’ illustrations of Nelly Stéfane’s Roland and Milton and Shirley Glaser’s If Apples Had Teeth-each a beautifully recreated version of the original, back in print for the first time in almost 60 years."—The Daily Heller
"The famed graphic designer Andre Francois gives us a perfectly composed piece of children’s literature in the most perfect packaging you’ve ever seen. Long and thin is a box decorated to look like it’s come to you by post, containing a long and thin book adorned with our beloved crocodile. The cover is hard cardboard and when you open and shut it you might feel like he just snapped his jaws at you.
After questioning what crocodile tears are, we are taken on an adventure to Egypt in a crocodile trapping How-To.
Andre’s pen and ink styled illustrations in only black, green, and orange make this funny book nostalgic and unique. The wit is dry and the story is clever..."—The Reading Ninja
A Children's Book Council (CBC) Hot Off The Press selection
André François was a French graphic designer and illustrator, who lived in New York City for a time and did many covers for The New Yorker. He also studied with Picasso and created many cartoons and picture books. Little Boy Brown (1949) was his first picture book to be published in the US.
