Charles Dunn
You Don't Want a Unicorn, by Ame Dyckman [an offbeat review]
Full disclosure, I don’t like unicorns. Maybe you feel that’s an unfair statement, as I’ve never met one. I’ve spent time around horses....
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![You Don't Want a Unicorn, by Ame Dyckman [an offbeat review]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/235052_7d1b3255658b4ad3b24a8271770cd449~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/235052_7d1b3255658b4ad3b24a8271770cd449~mv2.jpg)
![The Story of Frog Belly Rat Bone, by Timothy Basil Ering [an offbeat review]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/235052_6451cc5d78044fb6bf8230a87507b7e9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/235052_6451cc5d78044fb6bf8230a87507b7e9~mv2.jpg)
Charles Dunn
- Aug 12, 2020
The Story of Frog Belly Rat Bone, by Timothy Basil Ering [an offbeat review]
The title is a brilliant hook. Sort of Depression Era blues musician at the Crossroads meets horrific ‘poke it with a stick’ discovery in...
![Creepy Carrots, by Aaron Reynolds [an offbeat review]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/235052_c5e5f4c4861c45f38e9f554169ec94a7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/235052_c5e5f4c4861c45f38e9f554169ec94a7~mv2.jpg)
Charles Dunn
- Aug 4, 2020
Creepy Carrots, by Aaron Reynolds [an offbeat review]
I’m not sure how I got tipped off to this one. I’m a big fan of the author, Aaron Reynolds, but I don’t know if his name led me to the...
![I'd Really Like to Eat a Child, by Sylviane Donnio [an offbeat review]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/235052_d718c001ec41468288bc7c419c20caec~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/235052_d718c001ec41468288bc7c419c20caec~mv2.jpg)
Charles Dunn
- Jul 31, 2020
I'd Really Like to Eat a Child, by Sylviane Donnio [an offbeat review]
I’d been looking forward to this one for a while based on the title alone. In my ongoing search for offbeat selections, it frequently...
Charles Dunn
- Jul 27, 2020
Feel Free to Tell Me It Sucks
Where I grew up in the South, it's common practice for the host or hostess to issue a disclaimer prior to any meal. "I think it was...
Charles Dunn
- Jul 21, 2020
And another thing...
Them: You got your preliminary character studies from the illustrator? Congrats! Me: Thanks. It's so cool to finally see them in the...
![Cecil the Pet Glacier, by Matthea Harvey [an offbeat review]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/235052_d882c1828d244b53b8704139c5d808f0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/235052_d882c1828d244b53b8704139c5d808f0~mv2.jpg)
Charles Dunn
- Jul 12, 2020
Cecil the Pet Glacier, by Matthea Harvey [an offbeat review]
Cecil the Pet Glacier might be described as avant-garde, somber, borderline surreal. If you use those adjectives on a regular basis,...
Charles Dunn
- Jul 9, 2020
Claire? Is that you?
I got the preliminary character designs for Claire, Betsy, and the Martians! It's so exciting. I've never seen anything I've written...
Charles Dunn
- Jul 6, 2020
Will the real Claire please step forward?
Ohmygod!Ohmygod!Ohmygod! Mariano says he may have the initial character design ready to show me by as early as this week. I don't know...
![That's Not Your Mommy Anymore, by Matt Mogk [an offbeat review]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/235052_f38e279039184e2d93209fdf29fec310~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/235052_f38e279039184e2d93209fdf29fec310~mv2.jpg)
Charles Dunn
- Jul 6, 2020
That's Not Your Mommy Anymore, by Matt Mogk [an offbeat review]
"Zombies?" you're thinking to yourself. "That is sooo early 2000's." Or maybe "Holy shit, that's inappropriate." You wouldn't be wrong on...
![Monsters Eat Whiny Children, by Bruce Eric Kaplan [an offbeat review]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/235052_675f15b687b248bbaf4cded3f8901aaa~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/235052_675f15b687b248bbaf4cded3f8901aaa~mv2.jpg)
Charles Dunn
- Jul 5, 2020
Monsters Eat Whiny Children, by Bruce Eric Kaplan [an offbeat review]
I have two children, neither of them whiny. I also have a donut tree in the backyard. And I can turn college loan statements into bacon...
Charles Dunn
- Jun 7, 2020
Illustrator Signed ✓
God, I'm exhausted. I've been taking note of illustrators for the past 12+ months in the various Facebook groups I'm a part of. Then...
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