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I Know a Lot of Things by Ann and Paul Rand
| March 03, 2009
Link: I Know a Lot of Things by Ann Rand, illustrated by Paul Rand
| March 03, 2009
Chronicle Books has just published a reissue of Ann & Paul Rand's children's book I Know a lot of Things (c. 1956)
(more photos via the Chronicle book blog)
"Written from the simplicity of a child's perspective, the plain-but-powerful text voices important childhood knowledge such as "I know when I look in the mirror, what I see is me" and that "dogs go bowwow and that is how they talk." Illustrated with graphic designer Paul Rand's colorful, playful artwork, I Know a Lot of Things, with all the teeny nuggets of wisdom contained therein, is destined to please a new generation." —Chronicle books
Paul Rand and his wife Ann collaborated on a total of four children's book, including Sparkle and Spin, Little 1, and Listen! Listen (with Ann as author, Paul as illustrator)
I Know a Lot of Things was a winning entry in AIGA's 1957 Fifty Books of the Year competition, and was typeset in Bodoni.
Take a peak at the owl illustration on the paper over board cover of what I presume is the first edition missing the dust jacket. Adorable.
(on a side note, Stickers and Donuts blog has page scans of Edward and the Horse, written by Ann Rand and illustrated by Olle Eksell)
Link: I Know a Lot of Things by Ann Rand, illustrated by Paul Rand
Tags: graphic design, illustration, paul rand
Topic: Graphic Design
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