The Beast of Monsieur Racine - Tomi Ungerer yokai Growing up in the paranoia

Growing up in the paranoia and false optimism of mid-century suburban Southern California

Alex Potts

Mervyn Peake (1911–1968) was a prolific writer and artist

By encouraging kids to draw using just a few simple shapes

and Oliver Vernon / ISBN 9781584232360 / a tall paperback with flaps

The Beast of Monsieur Racine - Tomi Ungerer yokai Growing up in the paranoiaThe Beast of Monsieur Racine by Tomi Ungerer ISBN 9780714860817 32 page hardcover, 9. 5 x 12. 25 inches, from Phaidon *** "This 1970s classic is Ungerer at his sweetly subversive best."New York Times Book Review Monsieur Racine wakes up one day to find his precious pear tree looted of all the award winning fruit. When he discovers that the culprit is funny looking beast, his anger gives way to curiosity and two become friends. But the beast is not