H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness for Beginning Readers

The story of an ill-fated journey to Antarctica

He’d recovered fourteen
Of the strange “Elder Things”
With their barrel-shaped bodies
And membranous wings.

They had starfished-shaped heads
And triangular feet,
And they’d slowly thawed out
When exposed to the heat

A Reimagining of the Classic Story

H.P. Lovecraft’s At The Mountains of Madness for Beginning Readers is a 142 page retelling of the original story of Mythos horror from 1936. Re-written by genius poet-artist R.J. Ivankovic in rhyming verse, and accompanied by beautiful child-friendly and whimsical art on each page, this book is suitable for readers and collectors of all ages.

Q&A for H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness for Beginning Readers

Q. How different is this from H.P. Lovecraft's 1936 original story?
A. This is Lovecraft's original story, first published in 1936, written in anapestic tetrameter and with entirely original art.

Q. Is his book suitable for 'beginning readers'?
A. Yes.

Q. What is anapestic tetrameter?
A: Anapestic tetrameter is a poetic rhythm often used in children's stories. Each line consists of four units of rhythm, known as 'feet'. Each foot has two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable. A well-known example is the beginning line of Clement Clarke Moore's poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas" (aka "A Visit from St. Nicholas"): "Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro' the house / not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse."

Q. Is this book copying Dr Seuss?
A. H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madess for Beginning Readers is not a reskinning of a Dr. Seuss story, nor does it use any Dr Seuss characters, storylines or images. It contains entirely original art, and the storyline comes directly from H.P. Lovecraft. Of course R.J. Ivankovic was influenced by Theodor Geisel's amazing artwork (his use of non-Euclidian geometry was visually second to nobody!) But we acknowledge the influence of Shel Silverstein, Jules Feiffer, Maurice Sendak, and every other sanity-damaging children's book illustrator of our youth, and also Clement Clarke Moore for his popularization of anapestic tetrameter.