Mr. Lunch Takes a Plane Ride

Mr. Lunch

by J. Otto Seibold, Vivian Walsh

Mr. Lunch is excited about finally being able to fly, but he quickly learns that he is being placed with the luggage, and must devise a way to have fun on his plane trip regardless of where he is traveling. Reprint.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Animals

40 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1993

About the author

American artist and children's book creator. With no formal art training, he was able to sneak into the art world during the "outsider art" craze of the 1990s. His book Mr. Lunch Takes a Plane Ride, published by Viking in 1993, was the first children's picture book to be created with digital media. His 1997 book Olive, the Other Reindeer led to an animated television special of the same name.

His art has been shown at Mass MOCA, Deitch Projects NYC, The Getty LA, Contemporary Jewish Museum SF, Grass Hut Portland, MOCA LA, The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts SF, Gallery Paule Anglim SF, Oakland Museum CA, Juxtapoz Gallery Detroit, and Galerie Impare in Paris. He has done freelance illustration for years including clients such as Nike, Time Warner, Girl Skateboards, Pixar, Comcast, Giant Robot, Target, TiVo, 826 Detroit, Quaker Oats, Fox Entertainment, Gnu Skateboards, Swatch, and Nordstrom.

His book Penguin Dreams was named a New York Times "Best Illustrated Book". Mr. Lunch Takes a Plane Ride won a Cuffie Award from Publisher's Weekly; Mr. Lunch won for most memorable character in a lead role. Going to the Getty won an Art Directors Club Illustration Award. Olive, the Other Reindeer was a New York Times Bestseller and the movie version was nominated for an Emmy Award.

James has three children and resides in Oakland, California.

Reviews

[aliska · Rating 5 out of 5]

MY MASTERPIECE.

[Danya · Rating 5 out of 5]

literary prose has never been more captivating.

[Allie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have a really vague memory of reading (or having it read to me) this book (or another Mr. Lunch book) when I was a kid, but it is definitely a much stronger influence on Sam. His parents just found one of his old sketchbooks from when he was 8 and it is filled with drawings and cartoons of his childhood dog Chloe and Mr. Lunch. This book also caught my attention because it was the

[Eugenia · Rating 5 out of 5]

The most precious book in the world.
I laughed
I cried
Gum flavored cake.

[dal · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite book of all time

[The Brothers · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quirky story of a dog who chases bird for a living getting invited on a talk show. On the way to the talk show, he is forced to ride in the downstairs of the plane because dogs aren't allowed in the cabin. He mixes up luggage, which turns out to belong to the other guests on the talk show. The mix up actually produces some pretty fantastic results.

Slightly odd illustrations.

[Carly Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story with retro pictures.

[Alexa · Rating 5 out of 5]

J Otto Seibold drew a birthday cake with my initials in my copy of Mr Lunch Takes a Plane Ride. Awesome.

[Kaethe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Shows promise, but didn't elicit total book love from me.

[L Campagnola · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun book. Loved by Mom, 9 year old and 4 year old. Very enjoyable read. Frequently requested.

[Trey Kennedy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one of the picture books I loved discovering when I was growing up.