![]() We enter this story midway through the action. Combined, they may well be either unstoppable or too wacked out for the average child’s mind to handle. Author Mac Barnett burst on the children’s literary scene running as fast as his legs could take him, and illustrator Dan Santat glides right along side him, painting every dog, cat, and chicken that happens to cross his path. Oh No! (Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World) is just the latest addition to a fast growing genre hereby dubbed Juvie Satire, and it is the creation of two of the genre’s kings. It started with books like The Stinky Cheese Man and The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and now includes titles like Pssst! or The Purple Kangaroo or Guess Again!. We’re seeing a lot of picture books these days that engage kids, but also turn on their heads classic picture book forms. I’ve been wracking my brain trying to come up with a name for this new breed of children’s book author/illustrator we’re seeing these days. ![]() ![]() Oh No! (Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World) ![]()
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