Title: Herman's Story
Author: Catherine Ho
Publishing House: Like Giants
Format: hardcover, 48 pages
Herman and Max are the best of friends. Together, they enjoy picking seeds, telling each other stories and inventing games. One day, while they are having fun by the shore, they discover strange boxes of food.
Herman decides to open one, then swallow its entire contents.
But unfortunately, it was a very bad idea.
Anchored in the imagination, the marvelous and the supernatural, Herman's story follows the pattern of the classic tale. Max, Herman's faithful companion, will try by all means to help his friend ward off bad luck.
Catherine Ho loves drawing worlds that arouse children's curiosity. In her recent work, she incorporates narrative elements into the creation of wallpapers. She recently completed an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art, where she works as a teaching assistant. Herman's Story is his first children's book.
