Synopses & Reviews
Cut them out. Fold them up. Have fun. A grown-up twist on a childhood classicexquisitely designed paper fortune-tellers.
Cootie catchers aren't just for kids anymore! These 100 paper fortune tellers provide a fresh take on a childhood favorite with answers/strategies for handling tough adult situations and answering important life dilemmas like:
Should you have another cocktail?
What Jane Austen heroine are you?
Your '80s movie alter ego I'm breaking up with you (with this cootie catcher)
What would Mr. T do?
The hipster wedding decoration
Important messages from cute puppies
Emergency excuse generator
Each fortune teller features a unique and colorful design created specifically for this collection, including contributions from such design luminaries as Noah Scalin (creator of the Skull-a-Day project), Stefan Bucher (creator of dailymonster.com), textile designer Jessica Jones, and more. (There are even a few blank ones so readers can get out what's on their minds.)
Synopsis
At any school during recess, you’re bound to see a group of giggling girls gathered around a cootie catcher. You know, that folded-up paper thingamajig that you move with your fingers. Open, closed, open, closed. Pick a number, pick a color. Here’s your fortune…. Klutz takes the fortune teller to a higher level with this all-new version of the classic Cootie Catcher Book. With 25 preprinted punch-and-fold cootie catchers, we’ve got it all covered. Were you born to wear a tiara, or are you destined to sport athletic gear? Will you star in a movie opposite your crush, or win an award for most amazing hairdo? Will you be an evil scientist or a professional candy tester? Answers to all these burning questions are just a couple folds away. Easy-to-follow instructions make constructing cootie catchers simple. Use them to tell fortunes or play classic girl-games like MASH and Truth or Dare. Cool illustrations and fabulously funny fortunes -- plus special extras like glow-in-the-dark paper, glittery paper, stickers and a sparkling cover -- make this new Cootie Catcher Book a real catch.
Synopsis
Whats your fortune? Were you born to wear a tiara, or are you destined to sport athletic gear? Will you star in a movie opposite your crush, or win an award for Most Amazing Movie Star Hairdo? Answers to these burning questions are just a couple movements away. With 25 preprinted cootie catchers all you need to do is punch out, fold, and ask away. Easy-to-follow instructions make folding cootie catchers simple. Cool illustrations and fabulously funny fortunesplus extras like stickers, glow-in-the-dark paper, and a sparkling covermake this craft activity book a must-have for any girl
and her friends.
Comes with: 60 page book, 25 preprinted punch-out-and-fold cootie catchers including glow-in-the-dark and glitter detailing, 50+ stickers
About the Author
Michelle Taute is a writer and content strategist. She creates compelling copy for magazines, blogs, websites, scrappy entrepreneurs and really big brands. Michelles articles have appeared everywhere from Better Homes and Gardens and Womans Day specials to Metropolis, Communication Arts and USA Weekend. Shes also the co-author of
The Design Activists Handbook with Noah Scalin.
Kelly N. Kofron is a graphic designer. Specializing in print publication design, she worked as an award-winning art director for I.D. Magazine before starting her freelance business as provider of book and magazine design and production, magazine redesign, publishing consulting, and illustration. She has worked for such clients as Coffee House Press, Writers Digest Books, Emmis Publications, St. Marys Press, Writers Digest Magazine, HOW Magazine, Package Design, print, Horticulture, Hospitality Style, and VMSD. .