IF APPLES HAD TEETH

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If apples had teeth what would happen? They would bite back, of course! And if pickles were tickled? They would never be sour. If you open this book, you will also find out what would happen if turtles were chickens, if mushrooms had hair, and many other IF’s. Published for the first time in 1960,  this was Shirley and Milton Glaser’s first children’s book together. A list of all sort of objects and animals that defy definitions and drag us into a world of nonsense full of vivid color illustrations that are just as funny and improbable as the text. A very funny book that is colourful, zany, and utterly refreshing. Guaranteed to start a whole rash of fresh IF’s.

“The book came about early in our marriage. It developed from a game we played with each other, mostly while traveling by train through Europe. We thought that the title “If Apples Had Teeth” would be an appropriate one for children and after a few months we decided to see if we could create a book out of that conversation. It was the first one we did together and we never imagined it would live this long.”
– Milton Glaser

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Born in 1929, Milton Glaser is among the most celebrated graphic designers in the United States. He was educated at the High School of Music and Art and the Cooper Union art school in New York and, via a Fulbright Scholarship, the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, Italy. He co-founded the revolutionary Pushpin Studios in 1954, founded New York Magazine with Clay Felker in 1968, established Milton Glaser, Inc. in 1974. Throughout his career, Glaser has been a prolific creator of posters and prints. His artwork has been featured in exhibits worldwide, including one-man shows at both the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. His work is in the permanent collections of many museums. Among many awards throughout the years, he received the 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, for his profound and meaningful long-term contribution to the contemporary practice of design.