Creepy
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
A laugh out loud funny parable for the digital age
There once was a lady who was very creepy. She moved about the world in seemingly normal ways, except for one tremendously bizarre tic. First she sought out kids transfixed by their screens, staring blindly and blank-faced at nearly any device, and then she would snatch something precious from them.
In this picture book for grown-ups, sibling duo Keiler Roberts and Lee Sensenbrenner render a compelling—and downright creepy—modern fable about kids who are hooked on their digital devices. Creepy is the contemporary answer to the shocking tales of the Brothers Grimm and bedtime moral stories like the boy who cried wolf or the princess and the pea: in it, Roberts and Sensenbrenner provide a shrewd and comical commentary on the increasing digitization of childhood. Known for her award-winning autobiographical comics, Roberts’s signature deadpan humor is on full display in these vibrantly painted pages.
It’s safe to say that no one tackles the peril of screen time as vividly or absurdly as this pair.
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This modern cautionary tale crackles with deadpan humor, designed as a wicked picture book for adults, an in-joke especially for parents at their wits' end who still can laugh about it, by siblings Roberts (My Begging Chart) and Sensenbrenner. "Are you ready for a scary story? Once there was a creepy, creepy, creepy lady. She was so creepy." Well-kempt in casual athletic wear, a market bag slung over her shoulder, the immediate impression is more bougie than boogie woman. But there's this: "She only ate one thing: children's ears." Roasted, baked on parchment paper, basted, charcoal-grilled, her culinary practice is comprehensively documented over four coolly absurd pages in unfussy but tidy illustrations. In one highlight, two perky ears rest quaintly in the bowl of a pink KitchenAid mixer. How did she come by all these children's ears? The answer to that question feels inevitable, a bit on-the-ear as an anti-screentime PSA. The format is a slight departure from Roberts' celebrated autobiographical comics, but the same bemused smirk animates these pages, each neutrally rendered glue gun and inspirational placard holding in a chortle. It's a brisk gag gift to pass among exhausted parents who laughed over Go the F--k to Sleep.
