Added FAQ for H.P Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu for Beginning Readers

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We've added 'what the critics say', reviews, and video to our product page for our 102 page picture story book H.P. Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu for Beginning Readers.

And a FAQ:

Q. How different is this from H.P. Lovecraft's 1928 original story?
A. This is Lovecraft's original 1928 story rewritten in anapestic tetrameter and with entirely original art.

Q. Is his book suitable for 'beginning readers'?
A. This book could certainly be read to a 6 or 7 year old - they will enjoy the cadence. Capable 8 or 9 year olds should be able to read the story themselves. A great way to introduce your kids to the Mythos - or your nieces and nephews: be that beloved, exceedingly strange relative!

Q. What is anapestic tetrameter?
A: Anapestic tetrameter is a poetic rhythm often used in children's stories. Each line consists of four units of rhythm, known as 'feet'. Each foot has two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable. A well-known example is the beginning line of Clement Clarke Moore's poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas" (aka "A Visit from St. Nicholas"): "Twas the night beforeChristmas, when all thro' the house / not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse."

Q. Is this book copying Dr Seuss?
A. H.P. Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu for Beginning Readers is not a reskinning of a Dr. Seuss story, nor does it use any Dr Seuss characters, storylines or images. It contains entirely original art, and the storyline comes directly from H.P. Lovecraft. Of course R.J. Ivankovic was influenced by Theodor Geisel's amazing artwork (his use of non-Euclidian geometry was visually second to nobody!) But we acknowledge the influence of Shel Silverstein, Jules Feiffer, Maurice Sendak, and every other sanity-damaging children's book illustrator of our youth, and also Clement Clarke Moore for his popularization of anapestic tetrameter.

Q. Aren't there some problematic racial aspersions in H.P. Lovecraft's original 1928 story?
A. In this version, H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu cultists do not belong to any identifiable race - they are depicted as funky malicious-looking humanoids with ponytails atop their heads. 

[chiisu81]

Is this a new or actual cover, rather than the blue background and Cthulhu with his hands together that I've always seen before? 

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1 hour ago, chiisu81 said:

Is this a new or actual cover, rather than the blue background and Cthulhu with his hands together that I've always seen before? 

That is a poster for the book that RJ Ivankovic did for us (riffing off the cover of Call of Cthulhu 1st Ed). The cover of Beginning Readers is the same as before.