![]() ![]() His aping of Seuss' style is so spot-on that a few of the illustrations feel as if they could have been lifted directly from The Cat in the Hat or Yertle the Turtle. They boil down the complex prose of Lovecraft's story into a Seussian simplicity which is both bizarre yet suitable for a children's book. The most successful element of the book is its illustrations. Over the course of a couple of years, he completed the journey from concept to physical book. Their interest in publishing the story as a book led him to revise some of the existing artwork and complete the unfinished parts of the story. He moved on to experiment with a retelling of "The Call of Cthulhu" and the project caught the attention of Chaosium. He prepared artwork and text for Lovecraft's "The Tomb" and posted it to his DeviantArt page. It was several years ago that Ivankovic, an Australian illustrator, began experimenting with Seuss/Lovecraft mash-ups. The size, color, typography and cover illustration all beckon for this volume to be pulled off the shelf and read to eager kindergardners. From the get go, the book does a marvelous job with creating the illusion of a genuine Dr. The conceit is a retelling of Lovecraft's "The Call of Cthulhu" in simple verse and illustrations in the style of a Dr. Chaosium, Inc., the publishers of the celebrated role playing game, Call of Cthulhu, bring us a delightful mash-up of Lovecraft and Dr. ![]()
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