Run Fast Milo!
- Subject
- Animals - Dogs
- Age
- 3-5 years
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 64
- Publisher
- Spring House Press
- Size
- 25.9 cm × 20.6 cm
- ISBN
- 9781940611747
Milo is like any dog…he loves to sleep and eat. But more than anything else, his favorite thing to do is run as fast as he can once he hears the words, "Run fast Milo!"
From Julie Sola, a Nashville-based artist and designer, comes Run Fast Milo! a true-life tale of a puppy who loves nothing more than running fast. It's a playful narrative that will quickly fuel an imagination and find a home in the heart.
With its simple yet quirky sentences, a relatable tale of gleeful exuberance, and its bright, original illustrations, Run Fast, Milo! is that unique children’s book that can be enjoyed by a child while catching the creative eye of a parent. Tapping into an artistic-style honed at Hatch Print, Sola typeset Run Fast, Milo! by hand using antique Cheltenham type and hand-carved each of the images out of linoleum before hand-printing it on a 1964 Vandercook proofing press. It’s this uncommon artistic approach that lends an appealing Southern and country-music flair to Milo’s cheerful tale and one that will surely have it standing out on the bookshelf at home.
Run Fast Milo! is a unique children’s book with an adventurous personality and an artistic hand-printed style.
About the author
Julie SolaAuthor
An artist, designer, and printmaker working with linoleum and wood cuts, Julie Sola currently owns and operates Fat Crow Press, which specializes in design and illustration in Nashville, TN. Prior to Fat Crow Press, she was a designer and printer at the legendary Hatch Show Print, a 138-year old letterpress poster shop. Her unique hand-made illustrative style and her love for creating art that allows viewers to create their own story led her to write and illustrate children’s books. Her second children’s book, Possum Dreams, will be published by Spring House Press in March 2018.
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What reviewers said
"We were co-workers at Hatch Show Print, in Nashville, moving so fast, eating lunch with one hand and printing with the other. (Reader, don't try this at home). Her favorite line to was "Hurrrrry Jim!" So I say in return to her, 'Hurrrry Julie and write the follow-up to this book because Run Fast, Milo! needs a companion!'"
"Run Fast Milo! is a unique and original children's picture book with an adventurous personality and an artistic hand-printed style that is unreservedly recommended for family, daycare center, preschool, elementary school, and community library collections."
"Run, Fast, Milo! is a wonderfully charming children’s book infused with the rare ability to engage the hearts of readers and sleepy lap-listeners alike night after night — and quite possibly generation after generation. In it, author and acclaimed printmaker Julie Sola tells the story of Milo, a delightfully energetic pup chasing a delightfully simple dream. How Sola builds energy into such simple images points to her mastery as an artist developed, in part, during her tenure working the hand-operated presses at Nashville’s famous Hatch Show Print. The result is a beautifully simple tale…
"Being a longtime lover of printmaking, and a fan of Julie Sola's artwork for years, I can't wait to read Run Fast, Milo! with Neo, my five year old son, who will fall in love with Milo!"
"In Run Fast, Milo!, Julie Sola's signature linocuts capture the ebullience of a happy dog at play. Milo's expressive eyes beseech the reader just the way real dogs' do--irresistibly--and his giddy energy is tangible on every page. Sola's prints bring Milo and friends to life with bold lines and monochromatic backgrounds. All of us can use a little Milo in our day!"
"I love this book and so will you and yours..."
