Saxton Freyman received his first jackknife on his eighth birthday,
which he used right away to carve his very first pumpkin. He now
runs the eeBoo gift line with his wife, Mia.
Joost Elffers has been a book packager since the 1970s, responsible
for such mega-bestsellers as Tangrams, The Secret Language of
Birthdays, The 48 Laws of Power, and Play with Your Food. Visit him
on the web at elffers.com.
A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book
Saxton Freymann and Joost Elffers have created sweet and feisty
little beings with feelings, passions, fears, and an emotional
range that is . . . organic . . . The easygoing, conversational
text is reassuring and upbeat about social encounters for the very
young . . . As a book about feelings, a kitchen-witchery tour de
force or a spur to crafts action on your own or with your kids, How
Are You Peeling? is charming, friendly, instructive and, of course,
appealing (spell it how you will). -- The New York Times Book
Review
* An eye-catching and enormously appealing book . . . Accompanied
by simple rhymes, the attractive photographs burst with color. Use
this book to discuss different moods, to introduce the names of
many fruits and vegetables, to identify colors, and to inspire
young artists to create sculptures of their own. -- School Library
Journal, starred review
Children and their keepers will be astonished to discover how
closely the wrinkles, bends, and creases in produce can mimic human
feelings . . . Fun, and useful: what child would not be encouraged
to talk about being shy when there is a cantaloupe that admits to
exactly the same thing? -- Kirkus Reviews
Kids will find the inherent silliness irresistible and be drawn in
by the book's visual appeal: the colors are strong, the photography
is excellent, and the expressions, derived from the natural lumps
and bumps of the fruits and vegetables (enhanced by a few
incisions), are surprisingly masterful. -- Booklist
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