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David Small (1) (1945–)

Autor(a) de Imogene's Antlers

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16+ Works 5,252 Membros 296 Críticas 2 Favorited

About the Author

David Small was born on February 12, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan. He studied art and English at Wayne State University, and went on to complete graduate studies in art at Yale. After receiving his MFA degree, he taught drawing and printmaking at the State University of New York, Fredonia College, mostrar mais Kalamazoo College, and the University of Michigan. He also created editorial cartoons for publications such as the New Yorker, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. In the 1980s, he lost his teaching job due to cutbacks. It was then that he committed himself to combining his loves of writing and art. His first picture book, Eulalie and the Hopping Head, was published in 1981. He earned a 1997 Caldecott Honor and The Christopher Medal for The Gardener, written by his wife, Sarah Stewart. In 2001, he received the Caldecott Medal for his artwork in So, You Want To Be President? by Judith St. George. His editorial drawings regularly appear in publications such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, GQ, and The Washington Post. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

Obras por David Small

Imogene's Antlers (1985) 2,292 exemplares
Stitches: A Memoir (2009) 1,981 exemplares
George Washington's Cows (1994) 285 exemplares
Elsie's Bird (2010) — Ilustrador — 177 exemplares
Home After Dark: A Novel (2018) 161 exemplares
Paper John (1987) 73 exemplares
Fenwick's Suit (1996) 66 exemplares
Ruby Mae Has Something to Say (1992) 65 exemplares
Hoover's Bride (1995) 48 exemplares
Eulalie and the Hopping Head (1982) 40 exemplares
The Christmas Box (1985) — Ilustrador — 32 exemplares
Imogene Comes Back! (2020) 22 exemplares

Associated Works

So You Want to Be President? (2000) — Ilustrador — 2,741 exemplares
The Gardener (1997) — Ilustrador — 2,044 exemplares
The Underneath (2008) — Ilustrador, algumas edições1,539 exemplares
The Library (1995) — Ilustrador — 1,447 exemplares
One Cool Friend (2012) — Ilustrador — 1,207 exemplares
When Dinosaurs Came with Everything (2007) — Ilustrador — 772 exemplares
That Book Woman (2008) — Ilustrador — 539 exemplares
Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out (2008) — Contribuidor — 342 exemplares
The Journey (2001) — Ilustrador — 254 exemplares
Company's Coming (1987) — Ilustrador — 212 exemplares
The Friend (2004) — Ilustrador — 144 exemplares
Goodnight Songs: A Celebration of the Seasons (2015) — Ilustrador — 91 exemplares
Knock, Knock (2007) — Ilustrador — 80 exemplares
Company's Going (2001) — Ilustrador — 48 exemplares
There's a Girl in My Hammerlock — Ilustrador — 1 exemplar

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Content warning: emotional child abuse, visceral images of surgery and bodies

A quick read, lots of rich imagery. I'm enamored by Small's gorgeous line work.
Reminds me of Asterios Polyp, maybe because of all that imagery and the heavy themes
 
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boopingaround | 174 outras críticas | Mar 6, 2024 |
*reviewed from uncorrected eARC via netgalley**

3 short stories linked "by the dread of things internal," masterfully told in graphic format from award-winning author/illustrator David Small. An aging werewolf; a weary psychologist finds himself in a strange dream with giant spiders; a man in 1920s Berlin does not enjoy a theater act in which an actual tiger performs under the precariously dangerous control of Hitler.

Unsurprisingly, the artwork is terrific and the stories compellingly told.… (mais)
½
 
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reader1009 | 1 outra crítica | Feb 8, 2024 |
Imogene wakes up one morning and discovers she has grown antlers overnight. As one might imagine, this causes some difficulties. Her family reacts in a variety of ways, and work on a solution to the perceived problem.

Delightful, and funny, with plenty of amusing detail in the background of each illustration.
½
 
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fuzzi | 68 outras críticas | Jan 31, 2024 |
This is wonderfully illustrated and short in content. Imogene wakes up on a Thursday morning with huge antlers. Througout the book, her mother is portrayed as exceedingly squeamish, and she easily passes out. For Imogene, it is a delightful challenge. She must re-learn how to dress, how to walk through a door, how to walk down a set of steps.

The later exercise proved problematic because some of the antlers got stuck on the lovely overhead light wiht many bulbs, again causing her mother to proclaim "OH!!!" and faint away. A selfish one, she is in that! She could be helping her daughter, but self absorption only permits a fainting response.

Her brother tried to help by checking for a name of what disease she might have contracted. He said she turned into a rare form of a minature elk. Upon hearing this diagnosis, her mother fainted again. However, the kitchen staff, including the maid and cook found this condition delightful and used the atliers to dry dishtowels, and to hand donuts from the exposed horns. Several donuts were slid down the elk's antlers. The birds found this delightful.

The neightbor didn't faint, she simply thought the horns could be used to decorrate at Christmas time. As Imogene sits admiring the birds, they delighfully, colorfully sat on the antlers and enjoyed the donuts one by one by one. Her mother was in bed, arm over her eyes. The entire family was in the room. Strange behavior draws attention. And, again it isn't Imogene, but her needy, selfish mother who commands the attention of the family. Finally, her mother told her the only way to fix the problem was to hide the antlers under a hat.

The milliner arrived, sketched the designs for an elegant boufant as his assistants thought she looked different in her overwhemling headdress. But, even though this was her mother's idea, she------------------"fainted" and needed to be carried away one more time.

While the rest of the family adjusted and allowed Imogene to have her normal behaviors of playing the piano, kissing them good night and then going to bed.

On Friday, the antlers disappeared. The family was very happy, especially the mother who welcomed Imogene with open arms..But as soon as Imogene entered the room, whalla! She adored beautfiul wide open peacock feathers.

I admit to smiling throughout. I enjoyed the illustrations.

3.5 stars
… (mais)
 
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Whisper1 | 68 outras críticas | Jan 31, 2024 |

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Obras
16
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Membros
5,252
Popularidade
#4,747
Avaliação
4.1
Críticas
296
ISBN
129
Línguas
8
Marcado como favorito
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