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Reinvention is the name of the game for two blobs of clay.<\/p>\n
A blue-eyed gray blob and a brown-eyed brown blob sit side by side, unsure as to what\u2019s going to happen next. The gray anticipates an adventure, while the brown appears apprehensive. A pair of hands descends, and soon, amid a flurry of squishing and prodding and poking and sculpting, a handsome gray wolf and a stately brown owl emerge. The hands disappear, leaving the friends to their own devices. The owl is pleased, but the wolf convinces it that the best is yet to come. An ear pulled here and an extra eye placed there, and before you can shake a carving stick, a spurt of frenetic self-exploration\u2014expressed as a tangled black scribble\u2014reveals a succession of smug hybrid beasts. After all, the opportunity to become a \u201cpig-e-phant\u201d doesn\u2019t come around every day. But the sound of approaching footsteps panics the pair of Picassos. How are they going to \u201cfix [them]selves\u201d on time? Soon a hippopotamus and peacock are staring bug-eyed at a returning pair of astonished hands. The creative naivet\u00e9 of the \u201cclay mates\u201d is perfectly captured by Petty\u2019s feisty, spot-on dialogue: \u201cThis was your idea\u2026and it was a BAD one.\u201d Eldridge\u2019s endearing sculpted images are photographed against the stark white background of an artist\u2019s work table to great effect. <\/p>\n
The dynamic interaction between the characters invites readers to take risks, push boundaries, and have a little unscripted fun of their own<\/p>\n
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Pub Date:<\/b> June 20, 2017<\/p>\n
ISBN:<\/b> 978-0-316-30311-8<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n
Page Count:<\/b> 40<\/p>\n
Publisher:<\/b> Little, Brown<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n
Review Posted Online:<\/b> March 28, 2017<\/p>\n
Kirkus Reviews Issue:<\/b> April 15, 2017<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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