Making Faces [Hardcover]

Norman Messenger (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1960

More than 65,000 amazing faces to mix and match.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 24 pages
• Publisher: DK CHILDREN (January 1, 1960)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156458111X
• ISBN-13: 978-1564581112
• Product Dimensions: 13.6 x 8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #191,032 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #43 in Books > Children's Books > Arts, Crafts & Music > Art > Cartooning

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fun and Interesting book, January 24, 2008

By 

K. Suzuki "funkamonkey" (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Making Faces (Hardcover)

The people who commented on it being inappropriate for children and gave this book a low rating have very little understanding of the way children think and react to this kind of thing. I have had this book in my lobby for about 6 years and among about 600 kids of all ages this is probably their favorite book. THey LOVE the absurd pictures. Yes, some of them appear violent, but they are certainly no more 'violent' than your average cartoon and any kid understands that these images aren't real. I've never had any child start to cry or get upset or any negative reaction as a result of flipping through this book. It is a fun book that kids can play with for a long time and make a wide variety of odd faces. What is also cool about this is that you wind up with the same face in profile and a straight on shot on opposite pages. There is also a lot of detail going on in the background. Hours of fun. Great book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Bizarre but fun--okay for kids, December 20, 2001

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William Hardy (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Making Faces (Hardcover)

Eight faces in this book are cut into sections, and by flipping the sections back and forth, you can mix-and-match the features. The faces range from pleasant to silly to bizarre, and are really rather amusing. Unlike other customers who have reviewed this book, I would have no hesitation giving it to a young child. Even the grotesque drawings are clearly not serious--children have a better understanding of real and imaginary than they are given credit for--and because of the nature of the book, it is entirely up to the reader which faces and features are chosen... a very positive and liberating aspect. One thing I particularly like is that you get to see a front and side view of each face you've made. One thing I would have preferred to see is faces of different colors.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and fun pictures, but too scary for children., December 16, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Making Faces (Hardcover)

When I was a kid, I loved books that had their pages cut into stips because it was creative fun. For example, you could create your own animal (legs of a pig, body of a bird, head of an elephant) and then with the flip of a page, the whole thing changed again. The book, Making Faces, does that with a face. It starts out with a lady, then a man, another woman, and by the end of the book it's to scary people with pointed tonges, tattoos, and safety-pin earings. The book is very creative and the artwork is excellent, however, I would not recomend it for kids. Making part-man, part-female faces and part-conservative, part-almost satanic features into one face belongs in the adult section, not the kids. It was almost too discusting and disturbing for me. I would love to see a book by the same author/artist that is better directed towards children! Teenagers in today's world would probably love it.