Witty! ( )

Political cartoonist and children's book author and illustrator Chris Riddell takes aim at the literary canon in this hilarious little collection of classic spoofs, pairing his charmingly spiky illustrations with imaginative variations on some well-known titles. From the titular The Da Vinci Cod to the amusing To Grill a Mockingbird - not to mention such contenders as Bloke House, The Satanic Nurses (haha!) and The Apes of Wrath - no work of fiction, be it popular or classic, is safe from this artist's quizzical eye. Pairing an illustration and title on each page, The Da Vinci Cod and Other Illustrations to Unwritten Book doesn't take long to peruse, but the book-lover with a sense of humor will probably find herself returning to particularly humorous examples. My own favorite was undoubtedly The Prisoner of Brenda. ( )