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This is a book of gramograms, little word puzzles where letters, numbers, and everyday symbols are spoken out loud to form words and sentences. Gramograms have been around for ages, but the first person to pair them with drawings was New Yorker cartoonist William Steig, in...
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See moreA modern reimagining of William Steig’s CDB! that includes gramograms—symbolic word puzzles—and features letters, symbols, and more.
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Description
This is a book of gramograms, little word puzzles where letters, numbers, and everyday symbols are spoken out loud to form words and sentences. Gramograms have been around for ages, but the first person to pair them with drawings was New Yorker cartoonist William Steig, in his classic 1968 book CDB! (See the Bee!).
These days, with the ubiquitousness of shorthand texting and the familiar at symbol in email addresses, we all have a bit more gramogram experience, whether we realise it or not. AB@C builds on the form that Steig revolutionised with all-new gramograms—new words, new settings, and a few new symbols—each accompanied by a New Yorker style cartoon that gives comedic context for the caption. (For instance, the book's cover art, a drawing of a bumblebee in a boat on the ocean, helps reveal the translation of AB@C: "A bee at sea.")
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781454955160
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 21 November 2024
Country: United States
Imprint: Puzzlewright Press
Illustration: 56 color illus.
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 12.0mm
Width: 180.0mm
Height: 184.0mm
Weight: 270g
About the Author
Rob Meyerson has made a career of playing with words. As a brand consultant, he specializes in naming finding, combining, modifying, and manufacturing just the right words to name companies and products. Rob is principal and founder of Heirloom, an independent brand strategy and identity firm, and author of Brand Naming. He lives in California with his wife and two children. Illustrator Dan Misdea is a cartoonist for The New Yorker. His work has also appeared in Air Mail, Narrative, Reader s Digest, Weekly Humorist, The Golfer s Journal, and elsewhere. He is the author of the children s book The Light Inside and has contributed to anthologies such as New Jersey Fan Club and Send Help! Dan lives in New Jersey.
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