Eli, no!
Ok, perhaps this was especially hilarious to us because Eunice (our co-founder & creative director) has not one but two dogs that are constantly shenanigan-tastic. Simon, the naughtiest, has been know to eat entire sticks of butter and has chewed open any and every pocket containing a forgotten dog treat, stick of gum, or stray chapstick. They are both simultaneously hilarious and perpetrators of the kind of behavior that makes you want to bang your head like that frustrated pianist from Sesame Street.
Needless to say when we saw this children’s book (via sfgirlbybay) called “Eli, no!” (unpublished, which is just ridiculous! Someone publish this immediately!) from artist Katie Kirk, we were a) totally inspired b) so loving the design and illustration and c) so very charmed. It’s the story of one trouble-making dog, and the one word that isn’t far behind. Hilarious.
Tags: design, dogs, Eli No, illustration, Katie Kirk










November 10th, 2008 at 8:44 am
i had to do a double take! my friend katie has a dog named eli and it’s like this katie kirk wrote a dog about the my katie’s dog! hilarious! my katie’s dog even had to have surgery because of all the eating and mischief she’s gotten into- thanks for finding this!
November 10th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
I love love love this “book”! But, I have maybe a problem. When it says “do they still love me?”, it never says yes. It only says “Eli, no!” at the end. Does his family not love him? I’m worried for Eli… Maybe you can clear it up fo me?
November 10th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Hahha, never fear! Here’s the entire set of images – http://flickr.com/photos/katiekirk/sets/72157604755520972/ – Eli is much loved!
November 14th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
great illustration, very clean..the story is interesting too..
November 17th, 2008 at 9:57 am
Thanks so much for the post! Yes, Eli is very loved – some might even say spoiled rotten! haha
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eighthourday/sets/72157608269582096/
Yes, that is a cowboy costume at the end… we’re sorry
Thanks again & take care-
Katie
November 18th, 2008 at 3:08 am
Fab!