Bøger af Jonathan Jay Brandstater

Dough cats is a combination picture book and comic book, depicting a series of original characters. Each cat is made either from Play-Doh or baker's clay. Baker's clay is a mixture of flour, salt and water. Baker's clay itself is a popular and economical form of modeling material. In some grade schools, teachers may encourage their students to work with baker's clay in addition to or as a substitute for kiln firing clay. The cats in Dough cats are engaged in a variety of activities. The characters' names are descriptive, as well as being plays on words. The tone of the book is intended to be humorous. The book itself may appeal to children between the ages of seven and eleven, as well as older children and adults.

Jonathan's Alpha-Numeric Doodles is basically a coloring book featuring the letters of the alphabet and the numbers zero through nine. Each character is drawn using a different style. A few drawings feature negative space. In other words, the page is colored black and the letter or number is formed using an eraser. This book may be useful for learning letters and numbers, as well as to inspire the reader to experiment with different approaches to drawing them. Coloring pages and books can be very therapeutic, as well as providing hours of entertainment and enjoyment.

The Character Acting Cats Coloring Comic Book is a sort of comic book designed in such a way as to allow the reader to color the pages. The book itself consists of a series of cartoon style drawings with captions. The feline characters are all figments of the author's imagination. The names sound similar by design. In addition, they are plays on words suggestive of the cat's behavior or "profession."

Hands and feats of clay is a sort of comic book featuring a series of visual gags. The gags consist of photographs with humorous captions. Each photograph depicts an animal character made from modeling material such as polymer clay, non-hardening clay and baker's clay. Baker's clay is a mixture of flour, salt and water. A variation of baker's clay substitutes corn starch and baking soda for the flour and salt. All characters depicted in this book are from the author's imagination.

The Book of Mice Book 2 consists of a series of humorous illustrations depicting mice engaging in various activities or assuming numerous roles. Word play, especially puns, is frequent.

Jonathan's Precocious Pooches Coloring Book includes a series of twenty-five cartoon dogs. All illustrations are original drawings and characters are figments of the author's imagination. The drawings themselves are gag cartoons without captions. Each character is engaged in some activity, such as baseball, basketball or diving. Children, especially those between the ages of seven and ten years old, may find the drawings amusing and entertaining.

"Still points" is a series of photographs with brief captions. Most of the pictures show an aspect of Nature.

Jonathan's Cute Critters is a Spot the Differences Book. The "cute critters" are drawn in the Kawaii (Japanese for "cute") style and include robots, fish, cats, dogs, mice and other characters. There are thirty-three pairs of drawings, with five differences between each pair. Pages with solutions are included. A solution consists of a third picture, with differences circled. This book may be appropriate for young children, especially those between the ages of four and eight years old. Such children may find the characters appealing.

Funny Feather Friends is a pictorial humor book. It includes a series of photographs depicting characters made from polymer clay, air dry clay and baker's clay, along with pipe cleaners and beads. A caption accompanies each photograph. The captions themselves include word play such as puns and alliteration. All characters are original.

Jonathan's Clay Hares is a series of thirty photographs with amusing captions in the form of word play as puns and alliteration. Each photograph shows one or more clay rabbit characters engaged in some activity, such as dancing, bowling or sailing. Most of the characters are made from plasticine. In addition, there is one made from polymer clay and another from aluminum foil. Children between the ages of nine and twelve may find this book entertaining and amusing, especially because of the humor and characters.

The first volume of the Book of Mice is a humorous look at fictional mice of prehistory and history, from the age of dinosaurs to a probable future. The content is a series of illustrations with explanatory text.

Jonathan's musical mice: A coloring book includes a series of drawings showing cartoon mice. All characters are the author's original creations and each plays a particular musical instrument. Some instruments are associated with bands and orchestras while others are of the folk variety. Folk instruments are usually made from readily available materials rather than being manufactured in factories.

Jonathan's 'toons is a collection of original cartoon characters. Three of the characters have a long history. The author created them as a twelve year old. Some characters are featured in other books and on DVDs, notably the Punkrats and Character Acting Cats.

The Return of Jonathan's Brainy Birds is a Spot the Differences Book. The content of the book includes thirty seven pairs of matching illustrations. Each illustration shows a cartoon bird or group of birds engaged in some activity such as dancing, playing ball or flying. A humorous caption accompanies each illustration. The humor consists of word play, such as puns and alliteration. In addition, there are five differences between each pair of illustrations. The reader is encouraged to spot the differences. Pages with solutions follow each pair. Solutions consist of pictures with the differences circled. Books of this type are popular with children between the ages of seven and eleven years old. In addition, readers in this age range may find the cartoon characters in this book appealing.

Jonathan's Clay Pigs includes a series of thirty photographs with captions. Each photograph shows a clay pig character engaged in some activity such as driving a car, playing a piano or watering a garden. The captions are humorous and are based on word play such as puns and alliteration. Children between the ages of seven and eleven may find the characters entertaining and the word play amusing.

Jonathan's Brainy birds is a coloring book in the style of a comic book. The content includes a series of thirty-six cartoon drawings of birds. Most illustrations include humorous captions. The humor consists of word play in the form of puns and alliteration. Children, especially boys and girls between the ages of seven and eleven, may find the cartoon birds amusing and entertaining. Adults, especially bird fanciers, may appreciate the humorous captions.

Jonathan's Book of Abstract Designs for Coloring consists of thirty seven drawings created using an Art program called "Artrage" (TM). Similar drawings may be created using the Microsoft Paint feature on PCs. Each of the drawings in the book is a sort of meditation. Most patterns are simple and repetitive, such as squares, circles and triangles. One drawing involves the use of both hands. I used one hand to draw the basic pattern while looking away from the computer and then added a few finishing touches with the other hand. In addition, there are whimsical drawings, such as those created in the "kawaii" (Japanese for "cute") style, as well as those of the "Zentangle" (TM) variety. Drawing and coloring can be highly therapeutic and I have mentioned this benefit on the back cover. In addition, there is the suggestion for the reader to create his or her own coloring books. Such an activity may be rewarding for just about any age group.

Jonathan's Hares is a collection of twenty-seven drawings depicting rabbits engaged in various activities. Each drawing is rendered in a cartoon style and is accompanied by a humorous caption. The humor is in the form of word play, such as puns and alliteration. This book may be enjoyed by people with good senses of humor, especially when it comes to word play.

Clay Mice 2 is actually the second volume of Clay Mice. The book contains a series of photographs depicting mice engaged in various activities. The mice themselves are made from fired clay, along with modeling material. The theme of the book is humor and satire. The mice are basically three dimensional versions of original cartoon characters. The book is in a comic book format, including narrative text and speech/thought bubbles. Similar characters may be created from a variety of materials, such as firing clay, plasticine and "baker's clay," itself consisting of flour, water, salt, creme of tartar and vegetable oil. The props consist of materials found around the house and items from hobby kits such as model rockets, airplanes and the like.

Funny funky fish is a collection of original characters, all made from polymer clay. The content consists of a series of photographs with captions. The genre is humor and includes word play, especially puns.

Jonathan's Book of Abstract Designs is forty two pages long and consists of an introduction followed by thirty six illustrations. All drawings were created by the author and involved the use of Artrage (TM), a graphics program. The outlines of the drawings started as coloring pages. Many illustrations consist of simple shapes and patterns. A few are drawn to resemble Kawaii (Japanese for "cute") cartoons. Artrage (TM) features a number of interesting functions. One such feature allows you to create color textures resembling metal, metallic paint or glitter. The purpose of this book is to inspire the reader to create his or her own abstract art, especially coloring pages and coloring books.

Jonathan's cool canines is a Spot the differences book. The content is forty-eight pages long and consists of twenty-two pairs of illustrations. Each pair has five differences. A solution is provided on the page following each pair. The illustrations show cartoon dogs engaged in various activities, such as diving, singing, playing basketball and collecting rocks. Children, especially boys and girls between the ages of seven and eleven years old, may find the pictures appealing.

Jonathan's Wacky World consists of a series of captioned photographs depicting original characters. Most of the characters are made from polymer clay. The format of the book is similar to that of a comic book with the captions taking the place of speech bubbles. The genre of the book is humor.

S.Q. and R.L.: the Squirrel Twins consists of a series of photographs with captions. Each photograph depicts two characters engaged in various activities. The characters are two squirrels, each made from polymer clay. This is a sort of comic book, featuring alliterations and plays on words.

Little Grey is 28 pages long. It consists of a series of illustrations drawn by the author and features a cartoon squirrel as the main character. Little Grey is based on the Eastern Grey squirrel, a native of the East Coast of the USA. Text in the form of instructions and questions accompany each illustration. The reader is asked to find Little Grey amidst a crowd of other animals, to count how many animals there are in a picture or both. The instruction to find Little Grey is based on the Where's Waldo (TM) series. Little Grey, an activity book, is a children's book and is probably appropriate for boys and girls between the ages of three and eight. Usually by the time a child has reached eight years, he or she has learned to count and this book may offer an entertaining way to practice. Looking for the character may also prove appropriately challenging.

This little book describes my perspective on Reiki, itself a form of natural healing and adjunct to Western Medicine. I have included a few exercises and guided meditations I have personally found useful in my own experiences.

Jonathan's Cool Cats includes a series of twenty five cartoon style drawings depicting feline characters (cats) engaged in various activities. Each drawing is accompanied by humorous captions based on word play such as puns and alliteration. All illustrations were created with pen and ink. Children between the ages of seven and eleven may find the drawings and captions entertaining and amusing. Perhaps cat fanciers and caretakers would enjoy this book as well.

Jonathan's cartoon sampler is a comic book featuring twenty-three cartoon-style illustrations based on photographs. Each illustration shows an animal character making a humorous comment in the form of a speech bubble. The animals featured in this book include birds, dinosaurs, mice, cats, dogs, horses and pigs. Some are made from clay, while others are plastic 3D print models. The humor in Jonathan's cartoon sampler consists of word play in the form of puns and alliteration. Children between the ages of seven and eleven may find the content amusing and entertaining.

Doggone is a series of hand-drawn illustrations with captions, each depicting a canine engaged in various activities. These activities include pingpong, pool, sledding, basketball and just standing around. The illustrations make use of word play, such as puns and alliteration.

Jonathan's slightly sassy squirrels coloring book is thirty four pages long and consists of thirty drawings. Each drawing depicts one or more cartoon squirrels engaged in various activities, such as sailing, riding a subway and playing music. The illustrations are accompanied by humorous captions featuring word play in the form of alliteration.