Pre-Owned Monkey Business (Hardcover) by Wallace Edwards

from adge73

This book is exactly what a picture book should be. Wallace creates sentences and illustrations using idioms. To see one without the other isn't much, but the combination of words and illustrations is magic. He uses lots of visual puns and a dry humor that rewards perception. A delight for the ri...

from jrlandry1410

This book is not only charming, but informative and it has some of the most amazing illustrations I have ever seen! Mr. Edwards takes a lot of commonly used idioms and uses them correctly in a sentence, but illustrates the literal meaning of the words in the sentence! He uses a very colorful cast...

from Cheryl_in_CC_NV

It really is wonderful. My old eyes *can* make out details, because Edwards' technique is clear and bright. These would make terrific posters - but I won't check up on that because I don't know which I'd choose! *Perhaps* my favorite is As an artist, Nash [a beaver] was constantly looking for thi...

from adge73

This book is exactly what a picture book should be. Wallace creates sentences and illustrations using idioms. To see one without the other isn't much, but the combination of words and illustrations is magic. He uses lots of visual puns and a dry humor that rewards perception. A delight for the ri...

from jrlandry1410

This book is not only charming, but informative and it has some of the most amazing illustrations I have ever seen! Mr. Edwards takes a lot of commonly used idioms and uses them correctly in a sentence, but illustrates the literal meaning of the words in the sentence! He uses a very colorful cast...