Sign of the Seahorse - Book

A tale of greed and adventure in two sublime acts. Who can resist a play with scenes titled Down at the Seahorse Cafe, The Source of the Poison and Discovery of Paradise' Oh, and the artwork is just terrific, too. Could be a classic.

The Sign of the Seahorse is an illustrated children's book by Graeme Base, the British-Australian author and artist best known for Animalia and The Eleventh Hour. First published in 1992, it received a first printing of 350,000 copies and was later adapted into a film and a musical.

Told in rhyme, the story follows the inhabitants of a coral reef who are threatened when a shady real estate deal started by the greedy Groper floods their home with poisonous waste. Base's richly detailed paintings make every page worth lingering over. This is a large-format, 10.25 x 11.75 inch paperback.