Kooky and Fun Adventures with Meno and Friends {Giveaway}

If you know me even a little, you'd find out that I'm a quirky and kooky person. I enjoy things like formal portraits of animals in my living room and dolls that resemble philosophers and artists. And even weirder stuff like the movies El Topo and The Fall.

So when the Adventures of Meno books showed up at my door, I was psyched.
These books by husband and wife team Tony and Angela DiTerlizzi, are wonderfully illustrated and tell the story of Meno the Space Elf from planet Claire who lives in a happy blue sky in a house of cloud.
Meno's best friend is Yamagoo, a fish of jelly (there are lots of yoda-esque phrases that pepper the books) and he has another friend named Wishi, who makes an appearance in the second book "Wet Friend".
From the press:
Publisher’s Weekly calls the book “A preschool epic so polished that it looks untouched by human hands” and PixieStix.com describes as “the …clean layout, punchy full bleed art, and bouncy text add up to a high-style package that will be equally at home on a children’s bookshelf or a pop-culture lover’s coffee table”

Book One, titled "Big Fun" is a simple and silly story that ends on a light note and smelly--the "big fun" (a fart). Meno even has a theme song printed on the last page with the lyrics sung to "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star."

Book Two, Wet Friend, is better than the first in my opinion.
You get to meet Wishi, who grants Meno and Yamagoo a wish. It seems a little more cohesive than the first book and the slightly random fart ending. I do love the colors and illustrations in these books, and I'm sure the farting reference will appeal to SoJo as he becomes old enough to appreciate Meno and friends.

Would you like to tag along with Meno and his adventures? Well, the publisher is offering...

Both books signed by the authors
and a custom-made Meno or Wishi Blanket of your choice!

To enter:
Visit the Adventure of Meno website and leave a comment here with something you like about the books or something interesting about the authors.
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You must do the first entry in order to enter ("I want to win, thanks!" comments will NOT be considered). You will have until Sunday December 27th at 11:59pm EST to enter. The winners will be chosen via random number generator the next day and notified by email. I'll also post the winners on my blog HERE. If I don't hear back from the winner within 72 hours, I'll pick another.
Disclosure: I was given a copy of both Meno books a to review.