Eli, No!
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Eli is a sweet black dog with a knack for getting into huge messes. He makes his disastrous way through the house and the yard, at every turn disobeying his owners, who each time repeat with mounting exasperation, “Eli, no!” At the end of the day, there’s only one important question left to answer: Do his owners still love him? Of course, in this case the answer is “Eli, yes!”
Eli and his antics are depicted in clean, graphic spreads with a fresh and modern palette. Readers will enjoy adding their voices to the call of “Eli, no!”
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Kirk, one half of the graphic design team Eight Hour Day, debuts with a squeaky clean ode (as far as design, anyway) to a troublemaking dog. Eli, a sleek brown pup inspired by Kirk's pet, "is a good dog, but sometimes bad." (Opposing pages hold blue ribbons and trophies on one side, an "F-" report card from obedience school and a wanted poster on the other.) "What do we say when we get mad? Eli, no! When he eats too much? Eli, no!" Amid the call-and-answer prose, Eli is shown causing havoc (in a very tidy, designy kind of way): lolling amid spilled groceries, bite marks in most everything; chasing a squirrel past prim rows of trees and flowers; and stretched out over a bright yellow bed defined by just a few lines. The retro-meets-modern aesthetic is crisp almost to the point of being sterile, with details reduced to the barest minimum possible. But the bright colors, fun format, and never-in-doubt answer regarding whether Eli is still loved should attract hip families who love both dogs and design. Ages 3 6.
