While at Mega Con this year, I discovered the art of Charles Thurston.
What caught my attention were his awesome little geek books. They looked like a lot of fun and something I could see my little one reading. The books are parodies of classic children's tales such as If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and The Teddy Bear's Picnic.
My favorite of the set is by far Nighty Night Wampa and If You Give a Jawa a Broken Droid. The stories have a child-like magic to them and felt like they should have a place in the Star Wars Universe.
For Doctor Who fans, 11 Little Doctors was a cute parody on the tale of 10 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed. Goodnight Sweetie, Cyberman's Picnic and his most recent book But Not the Dalek are also wonderful parodies of with a Dr. Who touch.
Another classic tale he touches on is The Hobbit. If You Give a Hobbit a Ring is a cute introduction to The Lord of the Rings trilogy and he does a nice job putting it together in only a few pages.
In addition to these little books, he also makes and sells other great pieces of art.
My favorite from Mega Con is his Live, Laugh, Love piece that sold out in ten minutes of the first day of the convention. Hopefully he can find some more frames to make another one. I'd love this piece for my office.
If you are looking for a cute and fun way to introduce your little geek to the wonderful world of geek classics, I highly recommend you check him out.
I was given a set of books to use for this review. As always, that didn't hinder my opinion.