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Mean Zine Submarine

Yep, once again you’re reading that cover right: by Herbie Meyer. Herbie, in case you didn’t read the review above this one, is the son of Christoph and, at 5 years old, got bitten by the zine bug but good. The actually preceeds the popsicle book, and has Herbie talking about all sorts of things. It’s also critic-proof, because who on earth is going to have anything bad to say about a five year old doing his first zine? Luckily it’s completely adorable, so no conflict there. And this is coming from a guy who’s becoming more and more of a curmudgeon every year, with “harumph” likely becoming a regular part of my vocabulary very soon. Christoph typed up most of the text in here (as Herbie is 5 years old and, oddly, only has handwriting slightly less legible than mine), but other than that this is all the work of Herbie. In here he writes about pirates, fish, an airplace, The Fruit and Liquid Store, crazy hat day, the barn and the silo, an abandoned house, the first day of school, and the dentist. Herbie also sent a letter to Andy Runyon of Owly fame and got back a nice sketch, which is reprinted here. Absolutely adorable and one of those rare books that can be read by people of any age.