As long as I have you handy, can I pick your brain?
Through odd circumstances, I acquired two books:
Enchanted, The Faerie and Fantasy Art of Linda Ravenscroft
Brian Froud's World of Faerie
Are you familiar with them? I ask because I'd like to give one or both of them to my 14-year-old granddaughter, but I'm afraid some of the drawings might be 'inappropriate.' (They're both sealed, and I'd rather not open them to check them out.)
I know some of Froud's work, of course (beat faeries I ever saw!), but I also know he can get a bit risque.
I also acquired Francesco Marciuliano's
I Could Pee on This (and other poems by cats).
One of my favorites:
Kneel Before Me
In ancient Egypt
We cats were gods
We ruled the heavens
We reigned on earth
So kneel before me
I said come to me
Uh, listen to me
How about a treat then?
Okay, maybe a toy
Some crumpled paper would do
I'm not picky
Well, can you at least scratch behind my ear?
Can you at least do that?
Oh
Oh yes
You serve your master well.
-- Francesco Marciuliano
More of that foreign stuff . . .