Hello Kitty Everywhere! [Hardcover]

Kate T. Williamson (Author), Jennifer Butefish (Author), Maria Soares (Author)

Book Description

Grade Level: P and up

Join Hello Kitty as she travels . . . everywhere!

This collection of candid photographs chronicles the adventurous and imaginative Hello Kitty as she journeys from the jungle to the moon and from reality to the world of dreams. Hello Kitty surfs the waves in Hawaii, reflects in a Japanese garden, strolls along Hollywood Boulevard, and shops the fine boutiques of Paris! Each hilarious photograph is accompanied by an original haiku written by Hello Kitty herself.

The most innovative Hello Kitty book to date, Hello Kitty Everywhere is destined to be sought after by 'tweens, teens, adults, poets, collectors, and more. Celebrate Hello Kitty's thirtieth birthday with this sweet and whimsical photographic journey-sometimes Hello Kitty travels to the most unbelievable places, but you can always find her in your heart. AUTHOR BIO: Jennifer Butefish and Maria Fernanda Soares have both been Hello Kitty fans since they were little girls. Now designers at Sanrio, they were inspired to create a new look for their favorite friend. Kate T. Williamson spent a year in Japan, where she studied haikus, sock design, and Japanese culture. This is her first book.

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About the Author

Jennifer Butefish and Maria Fernanda Soares have both been Hello Kitty fans since they were little girls. Now designers at Sanrio, they were inspired to create a new look for their favorite friend. Kate T. Williamson spent a year in Japan, where she studied haikus, sock design, and Japanese culture. This is her first book.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams (October 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810949385
• ISBN-13: 978-0810949386
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #238,738 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Makes a wonderful gift, December 11, 2004

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Alexandra Suppes (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hello Kitty Everywhere! (Hardcover)

Dear Hello Kitty,
your book is narcisistic
and yet we like it.

you have created
a new level of cuteness
with the toocann suit

Why is it that you
have more eclectic fashion
sense than benetton?

Sometimes I think,
though you are a pretty cat,
you are lonely too.

Though I have known you
since I was a little girl,
what's new, pussy cat?

Love from Tara, Jon, David and Lexi

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Haiku Laden Feline Travel Tome, January 1, 2005

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Robert I. Hedges - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hello Kitty Everywhere! (Hardcover)

This has to be the strangest review that I have ever written, as I normally write about current scientific thought, aerospace, and cinema. Though I am not personally a Hello Kitty fan, I purchased this as a birthday gift for a friend who is. I was getting ready to wrap the book when I decided to look inside. In a matter of minutes I had read the entire book which consists of Hello Kitty beautifully photographed in a variety of odd settings, accompanied by a pertinent haiku. My personal favorite was the sailing haiku, to wit:

Spray of Blue Ocean,
I neglect to trim the sails.
Let's not capsize, please!

The book will please the Hello Kitty lover in your life; I know it certainly will in mine.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Funny, cute, poetic, interesting..., October 30, 2004

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ewomack "ewomack" (MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hello Kitty Everywhere! (Hardcover)

If you're a Hello Kitty fan, you'll think this book is the cutest thing in the world. If you're a lover of kitsch you'll likely laugh long and hard at every page. If you have no idea who or what Hello Kitty is, you'll probably stare in disbelief that anyone would ever publish something like this. In any case you'll enjoy the book because it is cute, funny, and a little bizarre. After all, it's a book full of professionally photographed stuffed animals juxtaposed with haiku poems. This sort of thing just doesn't pop up every day.

You can see Hello Kitty in America ("the red, white, and cute", reads the haiku); Hello Kitty in France ("we seek pink berets"); Hello Kitty in space; Hello Kitty flying a stuffed airplane; Hello Kitty as the devil; Hello Kitty as a mermaid; Hello Kitty by the pool; Hello Kitty in the pool; Hello Kitty surfing; Hello Kitty in a kimono; Hello Kitty roller blading; Hello Kitty dressed in what looks like black leather. Just about every tasteful thing you can imagine Hello Kitty doing is in this book.

Two designers from Sanrio (yes, the Japanese company that created Hello Kitty) collaborated with a Basho scholar from Pennsylvania to create this book. Altogether it makes for a very entertaining read no matter what level one approaches it at. It definitely scores points for uniqueness.