Reviews

"With dash, wit and innocence--and a few well-aimed custard pies--Chuck Jones . . . has written an anarchic autobiography." - Mark Goodman, "The New York Times Book Review"
"Chuck Jones's work remains, like all good fables, and only the best art, both timeless and universal." - Peter Bogdanovich

" With dash, wit and innocence-- and a few well-aimed custard pies-- Chuck Jones . . . has written an anarchic autobiography." - Mark Goodman, "The New York Times Book Review"
" Chuck Jones's work remains, like all good fables, and only the best art, both timeless and universal." - Peter Bogdanovich

Jones made stars of Bugs, Daffy, Pepe Le Pew, Wile E. Coyote, and other animated favorites. In his prolific career, noted for the variety of his many projects, he garnered three Oscars and 14 nominations. Like the man, the book is all fun: flipping pages, one can see Coyote chasing Road Runner. Over 500 drawings, plus color plates, photos, and text all teem with chuckles. Jones tells how Bugs and other characters evolved, how a cartoon director works, how one of Daffy Duck's stories took shape, and what day-to-day life at the studio--``Termite Terrace''--was like. With a foreword by Steven Spielberg, this book is recommended as a bright inside look at the world of cartoon animation. As an extra treat, Warner Home Video offers ``A Salute to Chuck Jones'' ($14.95), which includes some of his best short cartoons.--William A . Donovan, Chicago P.L.