GingerNutz
The Jungle Memoir of a Model Orangutan
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Distributed Art Publishers
Published:7th Sep '17
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This charming tale follows GingerNutz, an orangutan with dreams of becoming a fashion model, as she navigates her colorful journey in the jungle.
In GingerNutz, readers are introduced to a delightful orangutan living in the beautiful wilds of Borneo. This charming tale follows the journey of GingerNutz, a ten-year-old primate with aspirations of becoming a high fashion model. While playing on the beach, she discovers a bottle containing a copy of Vogue magazine. Captivated by the stunning images, she becomes determined to make her mark in the fashion world.
As GingerNutz embarks on her quest, she dedicates herself to perfecting her appearance, using exotic flowers for makeup and styling her unique ginger-hued hair. Along the way, she encounters fellow fashion enthusiasts, including the stylish orangutan duo Dolce and Grubbana, as well as a chic silverback gorilla. Together, they form a fashionable group and support each other in their glamorous pursuits, culminating in GingerNutz's dream of walking down the runway.
Inspired by the illustrious Grace Coddington, a renowned model and fashion editor, GingerNutz is enriched with 65 hand-drawn illustrations that bring the vibrant Bornean fashion community to life. Michael Roberts’s engaging storytelling and artistic flair create a whimsical narrative that celebrates creativity, friendship, and the importance of chasing one’s dreams, no matter how unlikely they may seem.
A portrait of white supremacy from the outside looking in. -- Miss Rosen * Feature Shoot *
Friends since the early Seventies and confidantes ever since, Grace Coddington and Michael Roberts have pipelined their creativity into a new book...Roberts illustrated and penned the vibrantly colorful story of Coddington’s life from the point of view of a baby orangutan. -- Rosemary Feitelberg * WWD *
A new book depicts Grace Coddington as a stylish orangutan named GingerNutz..The story of GingerNutz, the most stylish orangutan in the jungle, begins with a copy of Vogue magazine washing ashore in a glass bottle. -- Emilia Petrarca * New York Magazine, The Cut *
Coddington's new book seems to have been shaped in large part by her own journey from normal schoolgirl to elite supermodel. GingerNutz — written and illustrated by Michael Roberts, with a foreword by Grace — is the jungle memoir of its titular orangutan, who finds a copy of Vogue rolled up in a glass bottle and pursues a career as a glamorous supermodel... wasn't sure who or what she was, but when a photographer friend of mine raved about her not long ago, I thought, 'Wow, she sounds a lot like me!' We both have frizzy, orangey hair — although mine does not sprout everywhere, thank goodness, because who could afford those hairdressing bills? We both love beautiful clothes, nature, and the sea. -- Hannah Ongley * i-D *
A winsome charming tribute to Coddington’s own memoir. -- Lynn Yaeger * Vogue *
ISBN: 9780998701806
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 490g