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C is for Cthulhu: The Lovecraft Alphabet Book
C is for Cthulhu is a gorgeously illustrated alphabet board book inspired by the work of H.P. Lovecraft.
26 pages, Board book
First published January 1, 2014
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September 19, 2018
So, in my brief (thus far) one year tenure as a father, I’ve come to the conclusion that there is an alphabet book for everything. EVERYTHING. Case in point: C is For Cthulhu, which as a Lovecraft fan, of course I had to buy for my daughter.
As I expected before reading, this is a book that is geared more towards adults (just try to have a young child read along to “Q is for Q’ytha-az”) though for the most part it’s cute enough and silly enough to make children laugh. I should probably note though that B for the Black Goat of the Woods does creep out my niece and my daughter doesn’t particularly like that page either… it’s probably the eyes.
I'm not exactly qualified to review children's books as they are so subjective from child to child, but I'm giving this one a 3/5, partially because I'm not sure it works no matter which way you want to look at it. As an adult parody of ABC books, it's too childish, and as a children's book there's too many difficult words and possibly creepy images. It's amusing, and as a Lovecraft fan I'm glad I have it for my personal collection, but it is not one I can give a full recommendation to.
As I expected before reading, this is a book that is geared more towards adults (just try to have a young child read along to “Q is for Q’ytha-az”) though for the most part it’s cute enough and silly enough to make children laugh. I should probably note though that B for the Black Goat of the Woods does creep out my niece and my daughter doesn’t particularly like that page either… it’s probably the eyes.
I'm not exactly qualified to review children's books as they are so subjective from child to child, but I'm giving this one a 3/5, partially because I'm not sure it works no matter which way you want to look at it. As an adult parody of ABC books, it's too childish, and as a children's book there's too many difficult words and possibly creepy images. It's amusing, and as a Lovecraft fan I'm glad I have it for my personal collection, but it is not one I can give a full recommendation to.
April 28, 2017
C is for Cthulhu is an alphabet book for kids. There is a page for each letter of the alphabet and artwork and a little snippet of prose depicting a character, place, or feature from the Cthulhu Mythos whose name begins with that letter. I think you get the idea.
I got this for being a Kickstarter backer for Sweet Dreams, Cthulhu, an upcoming kids book, and it is pretty damn sweet.
The artwork is spectacular, cute but still somewhat disturbing. The thing the artwork most reminds me of is Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Almost all of my favorite Lovecraftian beasties are well represented. From Abdul Al-Hazred to Zombies, the artwork knocks it out of the park. If I had to pick three favorite illustrations, they would be Black Goat with a Thousand Young, Hastur, and Shoggoth.
This particular digital version also includes unused concept art and some new art that had to be created for foreign editions.
I couldn't be more delighted with this book. If you want to start blasting some youngster's sanity at an early age, I couldn't think of a better place to start. Five out of five stars.
I got this for being a Kickstarter backer for Sweet Dreams, Cthulhu, an upcoming kids book, and it is pretty damn sweet.
The artwork is spectacular, cute but still somewhat disturbing. The thing the artwork most reminds me of is Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Almost all of my favorite Lovecraftian beasties are well represented. From Abdul Al-Hazred to Zombies, the artwork knocks it out of the park. If I had to pick three favorite illustrations, they would be Black Goat with a Thousand Young, Hastur, and Shoggoth.
This particular digital version also includes unused concept art and some new art that had to be created for foreign editions.
I couldn't be more delighted with this book. If you want to start blasting some youngster's sanity at an early age, I couldn't think of a better place to start. Five out of five stars.
May 9, 2017
Going insane has never been so fun!
Honestly, I don't know who the target audience is for this Cthulhu children's book. I suppose Lovecraft fans with kids...those poor kids.
C is for Cthulhu: The Lovecraft Alphabet Book takes the reader from A to Z through the world of H.P. Lovecraft. Each letter gets a page with a little something witty or silly. Each is also accompanied with a marvelous illustration by Greg Murphy that turns creepy monsters in cuddly creatures as cute as could be! Not sappy sweet, but definitely not frightening. There's only the lightest touches of creepy going on here.
The book's got a nice sense of humor, too. Here's one of my favorite bits:
And then at the end...
Yes, this is for the Lovecraft fan, but I think kids would enjoy it too, even if they had no clue about the source material...I mean, obviously, it would be better if kids DIDN'T know the source material.
Honestly, I don't know who the target audience is for this Cthulhu children's book. I suppose Lovecraft fans with kids...those poor kids.
C is for Cthulhu: The Lovecraft Alphabet Book takes the reader from A to Z through the world of H.P. Lovecraft. Each letter gets a page with a little something witty or silly. Each is also accompanied with a marvelous illustration by Greg Murphy that turns creepy monsters in cuddly creatures as cute as could be! Not sappy sweet, but definitely not frightening. There's only the lightest touches of creepy going on here.
The book's got a nice sense of humor, too. Here's one of my favorite bits:
And then at the end...
Yes, this is for the Lovecraft fan, but I think kids would enjoy it too, even if they had no clue about the source material...I mean, obviously, it would be better if kids DIDN'T know the source material.
July 10, 2016
We must prepare for the rising of unspeakable horror upon our planet. No I am not talking about David Icke's Reptilians or ISIS or even The Donald.
I am speaking about the Old Ones.
H. P Lovecraft warned us about them and the insanity and destruction that will follow. It is inevitable. However, we can prepare for it. And most importantly, we can prepare our children in realizing that which cannot be named or described, and likely to drive you insane as an adult, can still be seen as friendly and cuddly.
Cuddly Cthulhu.
Jason Ciaramella has paved the way with this cute book titled C is for Cthulhu. This is an alphabet board book designed to please your little darling and help them become the harbingers of evil and destruction that the ancient ones will appreciate.
How can one be scared of a sleeping red Chthulu or Q'yth-az ("Don't worry, she doesn't bite") or Soggoth ("Chomp chomp chomp...BURP!"). It is also a very nice travel book. ("I is for Innsmouth. The people have a look about them")
We adults can also learn from it and will get as much of a kick as our children from the illustrations by Greg Murphy. Very colorful and cute in a "Awww. Monster!" way yet it still manages to depict a eerie Lovecraftian aura over the most positive childhood environment.
So the next time your child asks, "Mommy? What is that thing lumbering slobberingly into sight and gropingly squeezing Its gelatinous green immensity through the black doorway into the tainted outside air of that poison city of madness?". You can just hand him this book and let him learn in the confines of his dungeo...er...bedroom about all the terrible and unspeakable horrors just will creep in and cuddle him to sleep. Perhaps H. P Lovecraft was right when he said, "“It is a mistake to fancy that horror is associated inextricably with darkness, silence, and solitude.” Sometimes it comes in pretty colors and darling little monster drawings.
I am speaking about the Old Ones.
H. P Lovecraft warned us about them and the insanity and destruction that will follow. It is inevitable. However, we can prepare for it. And most importantly, we can prepare our children in realizing that which cannot be named or described, and likely to drive you insane as an adult, can still be seen as friendly and cuddly.
Cuddly Cthulhu.
Jason Ciaramella has paved the way with this cute book titled C is for Cthulhu. This is an alphabet board book designed to please your little darling and help them become the harbingers of evil and destruction that the ancient ones will appreciate.
How can one be scared of a sleeping red Chthulu or Q'yth-az ("Don't worry, she doesn't bite") or Soggoth ("Chomp chomp chomp...BURP!"). It is also a very nice travel book. ("I is for Innsmouth. The people have a look about them")
We adults can also learn from it and will get as much of a kick as our children from the illustrations by Greg Murphy. Very colorful and cute in a "Awww. Monster!" way yet it still manages to depict a eerie Lovecraftian aura over the most positive childhood environment.
So the next time your child asks, "Mommy? What is that thing lumbering slobberingly into sight and gropingly squeezing Its gelatinous green immensity through the black doorway into the tainted outside air of that poison city of madness?". You can just hand him this book and let him learn in the confines of his dungeo...er...bedroom about all the terrible and unspeakable horrors just will creep in and cuddle him to sleep. Perhaps H. P Lovecraft was right when he said, "“It is a mistake to fancy that horror is associated inextricably with darkness, silence, and solitude.” Sometimes it comes in pretty colors and darling little monster drawings.
September 15, 2020
Me acabo de bajar C is for Cthulhu, cosa que puede hacerse gratuitamente desde la página del libro. También acabo de leerlo, cosa que me llevó técnicamente dos minutos, aunque un poco más porque varias veces me detuve para apreciar las ilustraciones, que están buenísimas. C is for Cthulhu, tal como promete, es un primer alfabeto para niños, cuya particularidad es que cada letra, en lugar de estar representada por tiernos animalitos o dinosaurios o qué sé yo, lo está por un personaje, una criatura o un concepto, tomado de los mythos lovecraftianos. Ojo: a diferencia de otros libros que adoptan superficialmente los rasgos de la literatura infantil, este es perfectamente apto para niños, ya que los dibujos tienen un aire decididamente kawaii. Lo que podríamos llamar la etapa tardía de los mythos, o el término que personalmente pretendo instalar: Cute-ulhu.
Lovecraft y su literatura. Siempre me parece que tengo mucho para decir sobre él, pero la verdad es que nunca empiezo a decirlo, así que nunca sé si es mucho o poco. Probemos. Lovecraft fue, como todos sabemos, un escritor muy menor, hasta bastante malo, que dio con una idea extraordinaria. Tal vez no fuera totalmente original, porque pongamos por caso Robert W. Chambers ya se había topado antes con ella. Lo que no hizo Chambers, y sí hizo Lovecraft, fue convertirla en el centro de su universo literario. Escritor de pulp, “de penique”, no se avergonzaba la ciencia ficción ni del nihilismo, ni de nada que a fin de cuentas pudiera gustarle al público.
Así es como Lovecraft inventó un subgénero, o algo más: una estética, incluso una tradición, que sigue muy viva pasados ochenta años de su muerte. Lovecraft creó infinidad de epígonos, y también se ganó la admiración de escritores de talla indudablemente mejor, como el propio Borges (aunque el relato lovecraftiano de Borges no pasa de ser un aceptable relato borgiano y un mal relato lovecraftiano, es decir una forma de fanfiction solamente disfrazada por la fama y los logros de su autor). En esta diseminación de lo lovecraftiano, es lógico que haya habido también ciertas transformaciones, y en particular que los aspectos más superficiales de la obra de Lovecraft, también los más vendibles, hayan cobrado relevancia por sobre sus temas más profundos. Esto es lo que la gente de Tv Tropes llama lovecraft lite
.
C is for Cthulhu me pareció, a primera vista, el punto culminante de esta tendencia. Siguiendo ese camino inescapable para la cultura popular, las criaturas de Lovecraft, que se suponían debían ser misteriosas, y arcanas, y enloquecer a quienes las avistaran, se transformaron en peluches, en emoticones, personajes de arcade , y finalmente en material para libros infantiles.
Eso fue lo primero que pensé. Después, todo en estos minutos, pensé otra cosa. La obra de Lovecraft en realidad contiene de entrada a lo que hoy identificamos como lovecraft lite. El suyo es un universo de criaturas gigantes, de ritos antiguos, de tipos que se vuelven locos y grandes declaraciones altisonantes, y todo ese conjunto es digamos exagerado, un poco infantil, un poco camp. Me sorprende no haberlo visto siempre así. Y no me parece que esté mal, eh, ni me parece que le falte a la obra de Lovecraft un nivel filosófico. Digo que ese nivel no es realmente lo esencial, lo esencial es lo que hace tan solo unos párrafos caractericé como superficial (mala mía).
Así que mi segunda teoría, más sustentable me parece, es que C is for Cthulhu realiza no la degeneración de la obra lovecraftiana, sino la obra en sí. Lo que por otra parte es evidente no tanto en el contenido del producto como en la suerte del propio producto. Porque C is for Cthulhu es un libro para niños, pero dirigido a los padres. Solo un fan de Lovecraft le compraría este libro a hijos o sobrinos, como el que les regala muñecos de Star Wars o la camiseta de Boquita, es decir como todo adulto que trata de reproducir sus íntimas pasiones en la siguiente generación. Lo que es interesante, no sé si irónico, es que los chicos reciben y juzgan estas cosas solo a partir sus componentes más superficiales; lo vistoso de los colores, lo atractivo de las figuras, etc. Incluso un niño ya mayor, que ya pudiera leer digamos, seguiría sin entender lo que las imágenes aparentemente inofensivas de C is for Cthulhu quieren representar. Es una especie de chiste interno, de adultos, un guiño en este caso entre el autor y los compradores, que pasa por alto a sus destinatarios ostensibles. Y esto, si me perdonan, es lo más lovecraftiano de todo; así, en un reino prístino, más allá de la comprensión de otras criaturas más básicas, y más ignorantes y felices, es como debe sentirse el propio Cthulhu.
Lovecraft y su literatura. Siempre me parece que tengo mucho para decir sobre él, pero la verdad es que nunca empiezo a decirlo, así que nunca sé si es mucho o poco. Probemos. Lovecraft fue, como todos sabemos, un escritor muy menor, hasta bastante malo, que dio con una idea extraordinaria. Tal vez no fuera totalmente original, porque pongamos por caso Robert W. Chambers ya se había topado antes con ella. Lo que no hizo Chambers, y sí hizo Lovecraft, fue convertirla en el centro de su universo literario. Escritor de pulp, “de penique”, no se avergonzaba la ciencia ficción ni del nihilismo, ni de nada que a fin de cuentas pudiera gustarle al público.
Así es como Lovecraft inventó un subgénero, o algo más: una estética, incluso una tradición, que sigue muy viva pasados ochenta años de su muerte. Lovecraft creó infinidad de epígonos, y también se ganó la admiración de escritores de talla indudablemente mejor, como el propio Borges (aunque el relato lovecraftiano de Borges no pasa de ser un aceptable relato borgiano y un mal relato lovecraftiano, es decir una forma de fanfiction solamente disfrazada por la fama y los logros de su autor). En esta diseminación de lo lovecraftiano, es lógico que haya habido también ciertas transformaciones, y en particular que los aspectos más superficiales de la obra de Lovecraft, también los más vendibles, hayan cobrado relevancia por sobre sus temas más profundos. Esto es lo que la gente de Tv Tropes llama lovecraft lite
.
C is for Cthulhu me pareció, a primera vista, el punto culminante de esta tendencia. Siguiendo ese camino inescapable para la cultura popular, las criaturas de Lovecraft, que se suponían debían ser misteriosas, y arcanas, y enloquecer a quienes las avistaran, se transformaron en peluches, en emoticones, personajes de arcade , y finalmente en material para libros infantiles.
Eso fue lo primero que pensé. Después, todo en estos minutos, pensé otra cosa. La obra de Lovecraft en realidad contiene de entrada a lo que hoy identificamos como lovecraft lite. El suyo es un universo de criaturas gigantes, de ritos antiguos, de tipos que se vuelven locos y grandes declaraciones altisonantes, y todo ese conjunto es digamos exagerado, un poco infantil, un poco camp. Me sorprende no haberlo visto siempre así. Y no me parece que esté mal, eh, ni me parece que le falte a la obra de Lovecraft un nivel filosófico. Digo que ese nivel no es realmente lo esencial, lo esencial es lo que hace tan solo unos párrafos caractericé como superficial (mala mía).
Así que mi segunda teoría, más sustentable me parece, es que C is for Cthulhu realiza no la degeneración de la obra lovecraftiana, sino la obra en sí. Lo que por otra parte es evidente no tanto en el contenido del producto como en la suerte del propio producto. Porque C is for Cthulhu es un libro para niños, pero dirigido a los padres. Solo un fan de Lovecraft le compraría este libro a hijos o sobrinos, como el que les regala muñecos de Star Wars o la camiseta de Boquita, es decir como todo adulto que trata de reproducir sus íntimas pasiones en la siguiente generación. Lo que es interesante, no sé si irónico, es que los chicos reciben y juzgan estas cosas solo a partir sus componentes más superficiales; lo vistoso de los colores, lo atractivo de las figuras, etc. Incluso un niño ya mayor, que ya pudiera leer digamos, seguiría sin entender lo que las imágenes aparentemente inofensivas de C is for Cthulhu quieren representar. Es una especie de chiste interno, de adultos, un guiño en este caso entre el autor y los compradores, que pasa por alto a sus destinatarios ostensibles. Y esto, si me perdonan, es lo más lovecraftiano de todo; así, en un reino prístino, más allá de la comprensión de otras criaturas más básicas, y más ignorantes y felices, es como debe sentirse el propio Cthulhu.
December 19, 2022
If Carlsberg made picture books...
June 28, 2016
Ideal para iniciar seus filhos nas verdades da vida.
February 24, 2020
A cute but weird alphabet board book inspired by the creepy works of H.P. Lovecraft!
August 7, 2015
The cutest Cthulhu book ever.
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C is for Cthulhu is a super cute alphabet book focused solely on works by H.P. Lovecraft. It’s the standard set for an alphbet board book, with one letter for each page and artwork to go along with it. However the art is stunning and some of the most chilling creatures are now incredibly cute and squee-worthy. It’s vibrant colors and adorable art style are perfect for the coloring loving tots, and the Lovecraft loving adult.
I think the subject matter is probably toeing the line of appropriate for this age level considering the stories it pulls from, but everything about it is kid friendly and fun! Plus who wouldn’t want to turn their kid into a growing lover of the Elder Gods?
It’s currently on Kickstarter and has had a limited distribution in the past, so I’m not sure if this is one you’ll be able to grab at a store and it’s probably best if you go ahead and back the project to ensure you get one. And if they have a FREE PDF copy you can download, so check that out before it’s gone!
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C is for Cthulhu is a super cute alphabet book focused solely on works by H.P. Lovecraft. It’s the standard set for an alphbet board book, with one letter for each page and artwork to go along with it. However the art is stunning and some of the most chilling creatures are now incredibly cute and squee-worthy. It’s vibrant colors and adorable art style are perfect for the coloring loving tots, and the Lovecraft loving adult.
I think the subject matter is probably toeing the line of appropriate for this age level considering the stories it pulls from, but everything about it is kid friendly and fun! Plus who wouldn’t want to turn their kid into a growing lover of the Elder Gods?
It’s currently on Kickstarter and has had a limited distribution in the past, so I’m not sure if this is one you’ll be able to grab at a store and it’s probably best if you go ahead and back the project to ensure you get one. And if they have a FREE PDF copy you can download, so check that out before it’s gone!
September 15, 2015
This is an ideal book to help teach young children their first letters and words. It is a sturdy board book suitable for young fingers with bright, bold text and charming illustrations. From the front cover you can immediately tell that this is wholesome book, full of charm.
Perhaps signing my name in blood in the 'This Book Belongs to' box wasn't the wisest move as the trouble started soon after.
As I read the words of the book aloud, I discovered with the first letter that A was for the man who had written the book - Abdul Alhazred. Despite the simple words, designed to be grasped by even the youngest of minds I found it difficult to concentrate. There was a tic, or more like a sound distracting me. At first I couldn't perceive it and it teased me until I discerned a gibbering. It was the twisted laugh of the mad, of someone who had seen sights that mortal men should never witness.
And it was always behind me...
With each page I beheld fresh horrors, from strange dimensions beyond time or space. My eyes pained me as they tried to make sense of cyclopean architecture. Amidst the ruins terrors lurked and hungered with unnatural lusts.
Since the words of the last page imprinted into my fevered mind those same creatures have haunted my dreams. I have seen too much and what has been seen can never be unseen. I fear for my sanity and for my very soul.
A cracking read - 5 stars!
Perhaps signing my name in blood in the 'This Book Belongs to' box wasn't the wisest move as the trouble started soon after.
As I read the words of the book aloud, I discovered with the first letter that A was for the man who had written the book - Abdul Alhazred. Despite the simple words, designed to be grasped by even the youngest of minds I found it difficult to concentrate. There was a tic, or more like a sound distracting me. At first I couldn't perceive it and it teased me until I discerned a gibbering. It was the twisted laugh of the mad, of someone who had seen sights that mortal men should never witness.
And it was always behind me...
With each page I beheld fresh horrors, from strange dimensions beyond time or space. My eyes pained me as they tried to make sense of cyclopean architecture. Amidst the ruins terrors lurked and hungered with unnatural lusts.
Since the words of the last page imprinted into my fevered mind those same creatures have haunted my dreams. I have seen too much and what has been seen can never be unseen. I fear for my sanity and for my very soul.
A cracking read - 5 stars!
March 12, 2016
Here's the best testimonial I can give. First, when my one-year-old and I turned to this page yesterday...
...she said, "Ca-too."
What greater gift to a parent is that?
Also, she smiles and turns to me every time we reach Shub-Niggurath...
...she smiles because she knows I'm going to do the goat noise.
Aside from that, I always have an excuse to quote the Evil Dead series to her due to N. This book is sheer genius.
...she said, "Ca-too."
What greater gift to a parent is that?
Also, she smiles and turns to me every time we reach Shub-Niggurath...
...she smiles because she knows I'm going to do the goat noise.
Aside from that, I always have an excuse to quote the Evil Dead series to her due to N. This book is sheer genius.
April 19, 2017
Because children deserve..
May 9, 2015
This was weird.
October 14, 2016
Adorably eldritch! If only I had a brood to school in the Alphabet of the Great Old Ones. Remember: teach your children well!
August 29, 2018
Just when I thought my son is too old for an alphabet book, we found a perfect one! This one is definitely the very best! It has monsters! It has meaning for parents to quietly laugh about! It doesn't have awkward letters, where authors couldn't think of a single word and put the letter in the middle! Lovecraft's characters are good like that - plenty to choose from starting with any letter :D And the little Cthulhu is the cutest! My guess is the little one will be a Cthulhu this Halloween.
October 14, 2018
Sooooo cute!
Rien de plus à dire!
Rien de plus à dire!
July 13, 2015
H is for Hastur.
"Oh no, you said it!"
Αξιολάτρευτα εικονογραφημένο, τίμιο σε αυτό που ισχυρίζεται πως είναι -ένα αλφαβητάρι- και με εξαιρετικές πινελιές χιούμορ, όπως το παραπάνω. Ή το παρακάτω:
J is for John Raymond Lerasse.
"Cultists... Why'd it have to be cultists?"
<3
"Oh no, you said it!"
Αξιολάτρευτα εικονογραφημένο, τίμιο σε αυτό που ισχυρίζεται πως είναι -ένα αλφαβητάρι- και με εξαιρετικές πινελιές χιούμορ, όπως το παραπάνω. Ή το παρακάτω:
J is for John Raymond Lerasse.
"Cultists... Why'd it have to be cultists?"
<3
March 19, 2018
My wife won't let me buy this for our baby nephew. Something about offending someone, meh. Well...I downloaded a copy for myself. Enjoyable little book, makes me wish I had had this when my whelps were little.
August 31, 2016
Who knew it was possible to make the cosmic horrors of H.P. Lovecraft friendly and adorable?
February 19, 2019
A delightfully weird reminder that I should read Lovecraft.
April 18, 2018
HA! I effing love this book!!! I read to my little girl, and she just loved it. Granted, she's a toddler who is obsessed with zombies and mosters (I swear I don't let her watch that kind of stuff, she just has a big brother who likes to play monster games...) and she loooooved this! The pictures are amazing, and while I'm not quite sure how to pronounce some of the names, we had a fun time looking at the cute critters and learning our alphabet ;)
March 17, 2018
A tricky one to review, this. After all, it’s just a kids-style picture book, an A-Z of the Cthulhu Mythos, with some of the cutest wee cartoon renderings of some of Lovecraft’s most famous creations.
Quite simply, it’s great. A good selection of subjects, treated with humour and respect by the artist. Knowing enough for Lovecraft fans, and fun enough for little ‘un’s to enjoy too.
Quite simply, it’s great. A good selection of subjects, treated with humour and respect by the artist. Knowing enough for Lovecraft fans, and fun enough for little ‘un’s to enjoy too.
June 19, 2022
Fun illustrations of the Lovecraft universe in a children’s book format. Maybe not a first choice for a child ironically as some aspects could be seen as frightening to a child but also a fun way to introduce a wee one into a world of fiction that the parent enjoys. Would recommend to all Lovecraft fans.
November 1, 2019
Super cute.
<3
<3
September 22, 2020
This book is great. My 3 and a half year old loves it. I recommend it highly. If you'd like to see him "reading" a bit, here's a youtube video. https://youtu.be/s2Lae--rxLs
December 11, 2025
100% adorable. 100% probably not actually meant for kids.
B IS FOR THE BLACK GOAT OF THE WOODS WITH A THOUSAND YOUNG. "BAAAAAAAA!"
B IS FOR THE BLACK GOAT OF THE WOODS WITH A THOUSAND YOUNG. "BAAAAAAAA!"
April 5, 2019
Very cute! My toddler loved that this had zombies in it!
Plus, super cute Lovecraft monsters are the best.
Plus, super cute Lovecraft monsters are the best.
July 5, 2017
I was going to give this book 2 Stars but since I know my sister is going to read this I better at least pick it up a notch. My main reason in providing this book a 2-Star thought is since if you don't know about the Lovecraftian universe and the Elder Gods this will slightly not make sense - bring on the insanity - since there is just a mention of a name but no actual description.
In conclusion of the above paragraph apparently I first need to read Lovecraft before I can re-read this book and recheck my rating or I just my previously mentioned sister to read this to me then explain. Now that is an idea lol.
Otherwise the book is slightly made with children in mind for it also has about three or four sentences per page and the bright colored pictures that children are so attracted to. Although the writing isn't much it is geared more for adult children who enjoy the series thus as a result young readers may need help in pronouncing some of the names.
So if you don't mind getting children started on a Lovecraftian way or even better yet if know a Lovecraft fan this may be their cup of tea. Just set it down where they can see it instead of waving it in their face as that will provoke them and back away slowly with your back facing away from them. Good little horrors....
In conclusion of the above paragraph apparently I first need to read Lovecraft before I can re-read this book and recheck my rating or I just my previously mentioned sister to read this to me then explain. Now that is an idea lol.
Otherwise the book is slightly made with children in mind for it also has about three or four sentences per page and the bright colored pictures that children are so attracted to. Although the writing isn't much it is geared more for adult children who enjoy the series thus as a result young readers may need help in pronouncing some of the names.
So if you don't mind getting children started on a Lovecraftian way or even better yet if know a Lovecraft fan this may be their cup of tea. Just set it down where they can see it instead of waving it in their face as that will provoke them and back away slowly with your back facing away from them. Good little horrors....
February 6, 2015
I liked the art, but did not love it, which is why I couldn't give it a fifth star for this work. Since it's primarily a visual work, a picture book for grownups, the artwork is essential, and in a few cases could have been improved. The monsters were far more convincing than the people.
That said, a few of the pages were absolutely brilliant, both in terms of the gags and the artistry. Pay close attention to the content of the pages for I and M.
This would make a good gift for friends who like horror fiction, especially if they're familiar with the Lovecraftian tales and the Cthulhu mythos.
That said, a few of the pages were absolutely brilliant, both in terms of the gags and the artistry. Pay close attention to the content of the pages for I and M.
This would make a good gift for friends who like horror fiction, especially if they're familiar with the Lovecraftian tales and the Cthulhu mythos.
October 17, 2016
C is for Cthulhu es un libro de alfabeto ilustrado que muestra en cada letra un personaje o cosa importante en la mitólogía de Lovecraft.
Es tan adorable que querrás despertar a Cthulhu sólo para que vea el libro. Si no puedes conseguir la versión impresa, puedes leer el libro de forma gratuita si te suscribes al newsletter de C is for Cthulhu: www.cisforcthulhu.com/
Literalmente quiero tener un hijo sólo para poder regalarle este libro ¡YA! Y no puedo esperar para ver su nuevo libro: "Sweet dreams Cthulhu"
Es un MUST para cualquier padre devoto de los mitos de Cthulhu.
Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn!
Es tan adorable que querrás despertar a Cthulhu sólo para que vea el libro. Si no puedes conseguir la versión impresa, puedes leer el libro de forma gratuita si te suscribes al newsletter de C is for Cthulhu: www.cisforcthulhu.com/
Literalmente quiero tener un hijo sólo para poder regalarle este libro ¡YA! Y no puedo esperar para ver su nuevo libro: "Sweet dreams Cthulhu"
Es un MUST para cualquier padre devoto de los mitos de Cthulhu.
Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn!
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