Making Faces

by Norman Messenger

A mix-and-match picture book begins with eight basic characters and encourages young readers to transform the characters' ordinary faces into bizarre ones with the help of split pages. 20,000 first printing.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Art

24 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1960

About the author

Norman Messenger is the author-illustrator of Imagine, among other books. A highly regarded illustrator, he is a founding member of the Association of Illustrators in Great Britain, where he lives.

Reviews

[Conquering · Rating 4 out of 5]

"It is the common wonder of all men, how among so many millions of faces, there should be none alike" - Sir Thomas Browne, Religio Medici, 1642

A fun book for all ages! The ability to make different faces by mixing and matching different parts of the face is addictive and can get competitive to see who can make the silliest face.

A fun extension might be to have each family member draw a face and then create your own "Making Faces"

[Katsumi · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Kakihara · Rating 5 out of 5]

You can see the way people are... deep inside !

[Rachael · Rating 5 out of 5]

my mother got this for us growing up. i love that my children can enjoy it when they visit her.

[Verónica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un libro original y divertido para pasar un buen rato con los niños, la verdad que lo encontré por casualidad ya tiene tiempo, pero nos ha encantado.