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product_id: 13989274
title: "If... (Getty Trust Publications : J. Paul Getty Museum)"
brand: "sarah perry"
price: "R1186"
currency: ZAR
in_stock: true
category: "Books"
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# If... (Getty Trust Publications : J. Paul Getty Museum)

**Brand:** sarah perry
**Price:** R1186
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** If... (Getty Trust Publications : J. Paul Getty Museum) by sarah perry
- **How much does it cost?** R1186 with free shipping
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## Description

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			        		A diving board to creative wordplay, the fascinating picture book If... offers a surrealistic view of the natural world. The two-page spreads present artful watercolors paired with such strange possibilities as &quot;If zebras had stars and stripes...,&quot; &quot;If the moon were square...,&quot; and &quot;If worms had wheels....&quot; Although some of the ideas and pictures are whimsical to the point of being downright creepy (&quot;If caterpillars were toothpaste...,&quot; &quot;If toes were teeth...&quot;), the hypotheticals will surely inspire flights of fancy for readers of all ages. What could be more appealing for a 5-year-old than imagining the silliest suppositions and seeing them come to life in realistic paintings? Sculptor Sarah Perry creates a world to make us stop and think. One of her best illustrations depicts a large, hairy warthog with a sparkling crown and the text, &quot;If ugly were beautiful....&quot; With every if idea, the author encourages the kind of mental double take that comes naturally for children. (Ages 4 to 7, and adults, too) --Emilie Coulter
						    	
					    	
						
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			        		In her first book for children, Perry, an artist, suggests a series of impossible propositions, then makes each come true in striking if sometimes disturbing paintings. Her text sets up one scenario after another (&quot;If frogs ate rainbows&quot;; &quot;If dogs were mountains&quot;) and ends with the suggestion &quot;If this is the end.../ Then dream up some more!&quot; Many concepts are funny (&quot;If zebras had stars and stripes&quot;); many are both intriguing and comic. &quot;If ugly were beautiful,&quot; for example, is paired with a painting of a warthog?with warts, bristles, wrinkles and all?wearing a glittering diamond tiara fit for a beauty queen. Other visions are more surrealistic: &quot;If mice were hair&quot; captions a picture of a child&apos;s head aswarm with lanky, squirming mice. Elsewhere, a girl in green sunglasses parts her lips to reveal a row of realistically drawn toes; a blue toddler marches off with a green elephant, holding its tail?which closely resembles the child&apos;s own. While the artwork is arresting, the premise would be better served with a more supple, varied text and a stronger ending. Ages 3-up. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
						    	
					    	
						
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*Last updated: 2026-02-12*