About this item
"A punk primer for the youngest set....Yi's incredibly detailed clay figures are a kinetic and inspired art choice. Their crazy creativity matches the expressive spirit of punk....As [Morse] points out, the best way to learn about punk it just to listen....If invested adults love the topic, a shared reading experience can't be beat."--Kirkus Reviews"Clay artist Yi molds...fantastically detailed Plasticine figures to create scenes of the birth of punk. Using a benign craft-project material for the skinny bodies and ragged clothing of Joey Ramone, Sid Vicious, and their rowdy, fist-waving audiences is very much in the spirit of punk (Plasticine is especially good for mohawks) , and readers will spend long stretches inspecting her painstakingly modeled guitars, amplifiers, and safety pins.
About the Author
Eric Morse (b. June 7, 1972) is an author and father of four living just outside New York City. A professional writer, failed musician, former DJ, and music industry marketing executive, Eric merged his passions when he published his first children's book, What Is Punk? , in the fall of 2015. Two years later, his second book, What Is Hip-Hop? , was also published.Eric is the founder and editor-in-chief of the award winning online magazine, Trampoline House. His work has been published in MTVi.com, Huffington Post, Seattle Weekly, The Stranger, and others.What Is Punk? and What Is Hip-Hop? are fun musical histories written in rhyming couplets and illustrated in 3-D clay figurines by Los Angeles-based artist, Anny Yi.
