6/24/2023 0 Comments Pigmares by Doug Cushman![]() ![]() ![]() His first book of original poems, Pigmares (Charlesbridge, 2012). Other awards include a notable trade book honor from the National Council of Teachers of English for King Karfu, a nomination for the 1998 Garden State Children's Book award for Aunt Eater's Mystery Christmas and the 1996 Rebuen Award for Magazine and Book Illustration sponsored by the National Cartoonists Society for King Karfu. Since 1978, Doug Cushman has illustrated over 130 childrens books, 30 or so of which. Since 1978 he has illustrated over 80 children's books, 14 of which he wrote himself.Īunt Eater Loves a Mystery is a Reading Rainbow book. Cushman's illustrations evoke retro movie posters with hog-wild humor. ![]() He also drew a comic strip for the school newspaper. When a young pig watches monster movies before bed, he's in for some tail-curling nightmares From the Phantom Hog of the Opera to the Porker from the Black Lagoon, seventeen poems put a pigmarish spin on creepy classics. While in high school he created comic books, selling them to his classmates for a nickel a piece. Cushman attended a private art school in Connecticut called the Paier School of Art. Cushman pairs pigs with classic movie monsters to create pun-heavy. ![]() He moved to Connecticut with his family when he was 15 years old. Pigmares: Porcine Poems of the Silver Screen. Presents a collection of illustrated poems in which pigs take on the starring roles in classic horror film adaptations.ĩ781580894012 (reinforced for library use)ĭoug Cushman was born in Springfield, Ohio, on May 4, 1953. ![]()
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