Mud Book: How to Make Pies and Cakes

by John Cage

Book Overview

In the mid-1950s, legendary avant-garde composer John Cage and artist Lois Long created a truly marvelous object. Part artist's book, part cookbook, and part children's book, Mud Book is a spirited, if not satirical, take on almost every child's first attempt at cooking and making. Through the humble mud pie--add dirt and water!--Cage and Long encourage children to explore their imagination and to get their hands dirty, and they offer this warning: Mud pies are to make and look at, not to eat.

A unique hybrid of art book, unconventional cookbook, and inspiration for young makers, this new edition of Mud Book will delight children and parents alike, and makes a charming gift for all ages.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616895527
• ISBN13: 9781616895525
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 5.1"
• Age Range: 3 to 5 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Kindergarten