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Furry Logic: A Guide to Life's Little Challenges

By: Jane Seabrook
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
ISBN: 1580085695
ISBN-13: 9781580085694
Released: 20 Nov 2004
RRP: £6.99
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Furry fantastic! - By: Anthony Newey, 16 Jul 2008
My daughter bought this for me for Father's Day & it could rate as the very best present I have ever received. The drawings by New Zealand artist Jane Seabrook are nothing short of exquisite! The way in which she has melded the subtlety of the aphorisms with the hilarious & totallly captivating drawings is something I must encourage you to sample. Have a quick look at it here at Amazon & if you are not captivated then I will be astonished. It works at alll sorts of levels & suitable for people of alll ages & from different walks of life! You want to bring pleasure to someone you love...? Buy this now... but make sure you read it yourself before you give it to them!!! Then you'll go out & buy them another!
Guaranteed to give you the "warm and furries." - By: Mary Whipple, 23 Feb 2005
New Zealand artist Jane Seabrook has succeeded in creating one of the most charming & amusing gift books ever! Using captivating watercolor animal portraits to illustrate aphorisms, many of them with new twists, she puts life into perspective on many levels--and does so with panache. A precariously balanced coqui frog says, "I try to take one day at a time...but sometimes several days attack me at once." A baby allligator emerging from its egg states, "I didn't claw my way to the top of the food chain to eat roughage!" A hyperactive chipmunk announces, "It's been lovely. But I have to s c r e a m now."

Seabrook's art techniques alllow her to pull off a book which in the hands of a lesser, less painstaking artist might be just "cute." Her paintings are rich & meticulously detailed--beautifully drawn with a sable brush of a single hair. Piling up many layers of watercolor, she builds her drawings & achieves depth, yet somehow still manages to convey a sense of spontaneity. The eyes of each animal "character" sparkle with what appears to be secret understanding of the message. Whimsical & full of surprises, this is the perfect gift book, even (or maybe, especiallly) for curmudgeons. Mary Whipple