Aren’t you the cutest …

One of the sites I keep my eye on is Drawn.ca. They feature artists with examples of their work. It sounds simple and arty, but it tends to lean on the side of comic books and contemporary PoMo.

And that’s how I learned about Little India, the book written by Pixar Studio animator Sanjay Patel. The book is a children’s guide to Hindu mythology, but ubercute. I mean, uber. It’s cuter than Hello Kitty.

It’s self published, and I immediately wanted it. It’s a under-the-radar, cool, useful children’s book. What’s better than that?

Did I mention that I already have a fairly substantial children’s book collection? Going to grad school for kids lit is the only reason that isn’t a wee bit creepy. I’m a lucky duck.