Saturday, June 28, 2008

Don't Lick the Pages, Kids


Children's book illustrator Emily Gravett used a very unusual tool in making the drawings for her latest title, Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears: rat urine. There's no actual urine in the printed books, mind you. Instead Gravett encouraged her two pet rats Button and Mr Moo to chew on and piddle on her drawings to give them a properly worn look.

You can read the entire article in the UK's Telegraph newspaper.--David E

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