Good art can be a little dark and disturbing. In the case of a new exhibition at the Whitney Library Gallery, it can also be classified as creepy, spooky, kooky, mysterious and more than a little fun. The show features dark drawings and haunting images, much of them from a new children’s book, “The Stumps of Flattop Hill,” by Las Vegas-based author Kenneth Kit Lamug.
An opening reception is scheduled from 5 to 6:30 p.m. March 3 at the library, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave.
“When I saw the work, I thought it was perfect for the gallery,” said Darren Johnson, gallery services coordinator for the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District. “It isn’t unusual that we see work that is related to a book, but it fits great at the library.”
This book isn’t the type of children’s book such as “The little Engine That Could” or “Green Eggs and Ham,” all bright colors and a simple moral. It’s creepier and darker — both literally and figuratively — and ends more ambiguously than most children’s books. For the right kind of child — or an adult who remains young at heart — it may be just the right sort of book.
Excerpt from Article by F. Andrew Taylor of the Las Vegas Review Journal
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Review from Vulpes Libris:
When my kids were small I used to read to them a lot, usually in an effort (doomed) to get the little blighters to go to sleep. I’d let them choose a pile of picture books from the box and the deal was that once the books were all read, they would settle down for the night. It rarely worked out that way, but what I did achieve from all that reading aloud, if not some peace, was a keen appreciation for what kind of stories my kids really enjoyed.
“This is a book my kids would have dragged out of the box time after time, the one held together by sellotape and a shared love of things that go bump in the night. If there’s a small person in your life who likes delightfully creepy tales, give both of you a treat and buy them this.”
Read the entire review here: https://vulpeslibris.wordpress.com/2016/02/01/the-stumps-of-flattop-hill-by-kenneth-kit-lamug/
Review from Rick Rowe, Author of Game On, Black Skulls, Voices, and Whispers (www.rickrowe.com)
Review from Ona Praderas, Children’s Book Author & Illustrator
Review from Nicki Kirk (Book Reviewer)
A fairytale like no other, The Stumps of Flattop Hill is a lusciously penned cautionary tale, with mild horror elements, about a little girl Florence, who more strongly believed the children daring her by exploiting a perceived personal flaw, than believing them about any of the real dangers laying in wait in the House on Flattop Hill.
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