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Note: I had to re-upload this because I left out Thunder Bunny by accident.

The art in each of these covers is fun and whimsical, as to be expected from Rodney's work. I think I can see a bit of a mix of the Global Village Coffeehouse and Wacky PoMo aesthetics in them, as well. The more recent the books, the more it resembles PaRappa's art style.

Did you read any of these books when you were younger?

EDIT: I forgot the second parenthesis around 1993 in Slombo the Gross... I'm such a klutz, I swear.

Anyway, the books in order are:

Uncle Wizzmo's New Used Car (1990)

Aunt Ippy's Museum of Junk (1991)

Slombo the Gross (1993)

Thunder Bunny (1997)

The art style on each of these covers is quite fun and whimsical; I think I can see a bit of a mix of the Global Village Coffeehouse and Wacky PoMo aesthetics in it. The later the books are published, the more the art style starts resembling that of PaRappa.

Did you read any of these books when you were younger?

To me, Mo Willems' early art style is like Global Village Coffeehouse meets UPA revival. Mo Willems would later go on to become a children's book author and illustrator.

EDIT: I forgot to mention that the first 6 images are from The Off-Beats; the other 9 are from Sesame Street; and the last one is from The Man Who Yelled (his 1990 student film). Just wanted to make things clear.

The World Wide Web was a big deal at the time. I love the design on the wall.

I am beginning to think I shouldn’t have let the shirt go!

My photos!