Milo is like any dog…he loves to sleep and eat. But more than anything else, his favorite thing to do is run as fast as he can once he hears the words,
"Run fast Milo!"
From Julie Sola, a Nashville artist and designer, comes
Run Fast Milo! a true-life tale of a puppy who loves nothing more than running fast. With Milo's fast-paced fun captured in bright bold two-color images hand-carved out of linoleum,
Run Fast Milo! is a unique children's book with an adventurous personality and a artistic hand-printed style.
Book Features:
- Hand-cut linoleum images, a hand-set typeset, and handprinted on a 1964 Vandercook proofing press give Run Fast Milo! a bold, unique style that kids and parents will love.
- Bold imagery for young readers
- Simple repetitive sentences
- A very relatable and fun story
About the Author
An artist, designer, and printmaker working with linoleum and woodcuts, Julie Sola currently owns and operates Fat Crow Press, a design and illustration shop in Nashville, Tennessee. Prior to Fat Crow Press, she was a designer and printer at the legendary Hatch Show Print, an old letterpress poster shop founded in 1879. Her unique hand-made illustration style, and love for creating art that allows viewers to fill in their own story led Julie to write and illustrate children's books.
Industry Reviews
"Being a longtime lover of printmaking, and a fan of Julie Sola's artwork for years, I can't wait to read Run Fast, Milo! with Neo, my five year old son, who will fall in love with Milo!" - Jerry Dale McFadden, The Mavericks
"I love this book and so will you and yours..." - Sir Rod Stewart
"The genius of Julie Sola's work is both in her talent as an artist and her eye for the true, silly nature of dogs. If you've had a dog, you'll recognize the delightful truth in Run Fast, Milo!" - Betsy Philips, The Nashville Scene
"One of my favorite people in the world, Julie Sola, has put out a great book for both kids and dog lovers like me!" - Clint Black
"Run Fast Milo! is a unique and original children's picture book with an adventurous personality and an artistic hand-printed style that is unreservedly recommended for family, daycare center, preschool, elementary school, and community library collections." - Children's Bookwatch
"We were co-workers at Hatch Show Print, in Nashville, moving so fast, eating lunch with one hand and printing with the other. (Reader, don't try this at home). Her favorite line to was "Hurrrrry Jim!" So I say in return to her, 'Hurrrry Julie and write the follow-up to this book because Run Fast, Milo! needs a companion!'" - Jim Sherraden, master printer and curator at Hatch Show Print
"Run, Fast, Milo! is a wonderfully charming children's book infused with the rare ability to engage the hearts of readers and sleepy lap-listeners alike night after night - and quite possibly generation after generation. In it, author and acclaimed printmaker Julie Sola tells the story of Milo, a delightfully energetic pup chasing a delightfully simple dream. How Sola builds energy into such simple images points to her mastery as an artist developed, in part, during her tenure working the hand-operated presses at Nashville's famous Hatch Show Print. The result is a beautifully simple tale based on her father's real-life dog named - you guessed it! - Milo." - Skip Anderson, Big Sky/Bozeman Monthly
"In Run Fast, Milo!, Julie Sola's signature linocuts capture the ebullience of a happy dog at play. Milo's expressive eyes beseech the reader just the way real dogs' do--irresistibly--and his giddy energy is tangible on every page. Sola's prints bring Milo and friends to life with bold lines and monochromatic backgrounds. All of us can use a little Milo in our day!" - Susannah Felts, Writer and Co-founder of The Porch Writer's Collective
