Catalogging Chronicle Books

Fall titles from Chronicle that caught my eye:

Sketchtravel by Gerald Guerlais and Daisuke Tsutsumi - Passed between 72 artists over five years and 35,000 miles the sketchbook showcases the creativity of artists of all kinds from around the world. Talk about inspiration - this one should take readers in all sorts of unique directions. (192 full color illustrations throughout)

The Where, the Why and How: 75 Artists Illustrate Wondrous Mysteries of Science by Jenny Volvovsky, Julia Rothman and Matt Lamothe - A collection of essays by scientists and accompanying illustrations by all kinds of artists who interpret those essays in their own way. I have no idea what is inside this book but any original take on science is going to get my attention and I hope it works as a crossover for teens (how could it not?).

Sky High by Germano Zullo, Illustrated by Albertine - A picture book (ages 8 & up) about two competing neighbors who add to their houses in outlandish fashion in a race to see whose home is tallest. It made me laugh and laughing is good.

Unusual Creatures by Michael Hearst - What we have here are life forms that stretch the limits of truth but they are out there (the blobfish!) and page after page you will learn all about them. Plus more awesome illustrations, diagrams, and more. Lemony Snicket wrote the introduction and that, of course, makes me very happy.



[One of the contributor's shots from Sketchtravel - see more about how this one came to be here.]