Though fans of H. P. Lovecraft may not immediately associate his work with children, a new book inspired by the horror master is designed with kids in mind. Surely something you won't find on the shelves at your local bookstore, C is for Cthulhu: The Lovecraft Alphabet Board Book teaches children new associations for the 26 letters of the alphabet, while providing Lovecraft fans of all ages a new way to celebrate the author who opened doors to weird worlds.
Already completed and ready to hit the printers, C is for Cthulhu: The Lovecraft Alphabet Board Book was penned by Eisner Award nominated comic book and graphic novel author Jason Ciaramella (The Cape, Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters, Magic: The Gathering) and drawn by digital artist Greg Murphy. They are asking for $8,000 and within two days have already accumulated over $4,700. To learn more about this Kickstarter project (which has until August 29th to reach its $8,000 goal), visit (Thanks to Joe Hill for the heads-up!):
"C is for Cthulhu is a gorgeously illustrated, premium alphabet board book, featuring monsters and characters inspired by the mythos of H.P. Lovecraft.
Why This Book?
While browsing board books for my young son in a small bookstore in Exeter, NH a few years back, I was disappointed to find every book on the shelves was essentially the same: A is for Apple, B is for Ball... Where's the fun in that, right? My boys were exposed to the fantastic and weird at a very young age. They love monsters and mythology -- why shouldn't alphabet books for their age be filled with these things? Well, they should be! And that's why we made C is for Cthulhu."