R. J. Ivankovic presents the cosmic horror of Cthulhu for young people (and those young at heart) in his entertaining H. P. Lovecraft’s The Call of Cthulhu (for beginning readers) (2017). Mimicking Dr. Seuss, Ivankovic imitates the drawing style and the rimes of those classic children’s books like The Cat in the Hat. Ivankovic follows the iconic Lovecraft story and manages to infuse the pages of his innovative book with dread.
I found the whole experience of reading H. P. Lovecraft’s The Call of Cthulhu (for beginning readers) entertaining and fun! Are you a fan of Lovecraft and Cthulhu? GRADE: A
I’m so old I actually went to school with Cthulu.
Mind you, Cthulu was an upperclassman and captajn of the football team, while I was just a freshman, so we didn’t mix at all, but I recall he was the Big Thing on Campus in those days.
Dan, I’ve heard Cthulhu is moody. But watch out for the Hounds of Tindalos!
I like Lovecraft in small doses. Although my favorite Lovecraft is his longest story, At the Mountains of Madness. I won’t be reading this.
Steve, it’s fun to see a Dr. Seuss pastiche of Cthulhu for kids. You can’t start appreciating Lovecraft too soon!
Star rotting their brains and giving them nightmares, you mean.
Calling Rick Robinson! Your book is ready.
It has amazed me in recent years seeing how many Lovecraft spinoffs and clones that are being published. This is. I would guess, not really aimed at kids. Sounds fun.
Jeff, H.P. LOVECRAFT’S THE CALL OF CTHULHU (for beginning readers) is a hoot! Very clever in a demonic way. Like Sherlock Holmes pastiches, CTHULHU pastiches continue to find an audience and sell well.
Never liked Lovecraft – just like most Fantasy stuff, don’t know why …
Maybe because I’m a mathematician?
My wife however loves GOT and other Fantasy stuff, Lovecraft hasn’t been translated into Hungarian afaik – at least not during Communist times when she read incessantly …
Wolf, there are SF elements to Lovecraft’s stories. You might enjoy Lovecraft’s “The Hounds of Tindalos” which involves some weird geometry. The story is easily available online.
Hounds of Tindalos was written by Frank Belknap Long if I remember it correctly.
It’s not Fantasy, Wolf, it’s Horror. In this case, intended to scare the poo out of the little ones.
The intent is clearly to deceive and frighten young minds. This should be banned. What is the world coming to?
Dr. Wortham, young minds should be aware of the cosmic dread that is CTHULHU!
Looks like Dr. Wertham forgot how to spell his own name.
I do not like green eggs and ham
I do not like green eggs with spam
I’d rather nosh on Arkham man
Ph’nglui mglw’nath Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fthagn!
Jerry, very clever…as always!
I hadn’t heard of this one, George.
Sounds like fun.
Beth, THE GREAT SF STORIES series is excellent. But, sadly, today they’re hard to find in used bookstores. And they’re expensive online.