The illustrations are classic Seuss: expressive, slightly chaotic, and perfectly suited to a story about a kingdom slowly grinding to a halt under layers of green goo. It’s a great read-aloud book, with plenty of moments that invite reactions, questions, and laughs.

This past week I read the ‘World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King’ art book. I have been doing some research on character designs and background settings. I cannot think of a better way of doing world-building research than looking at art books for games and other sci-fi and fantasy settings.