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The Duchess Bakes A Cake
Jun. 25th, 2016 09:36 pmThe Duchess Bakes A Cake by Virginia Kahl
One day, the duchess, being bored, decides to bake a cake
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One day, the duchess, being bored, decides to bake a cake
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Nobody Likes a Goblin
Apr. 26th, 2016 09:21 amNobody Likes a Goblin by Ben Hatke
Got a freebie through Goodreads. A light, cheerful picture book with charming art. And some tweaks that any D&D player will know. . . 'cause Goblin is living in his cave (without monsters in the complex) until adventurers clean out the cave complex , including his best friend Skeleton. So Goblin sets out.
Nice touches like a pair of small dragons watching him along the way.
Got a freebie through Goodreads. A light, cheerful picture book with charming art. And some tweaks that any D&D player will know. . . 'cause Goblin is living in his cave (without monsters in the complex) until adventurers clean out the cave complex , including his best friend Skeleton. So Goblin sets out.
Nice touches like a pair of small dragons watching him along the way.
Imagine a Place and Imagine a World by Sarah L. Thomson, Rob Gonsalves
Another two books oftromp l'oeil transitions between one thing and the next. Topiary birds and green flying birds. Underwater becoming the shore. Autumn leaves to butterflies. Rocks in a lake becoming buildings in a fog. . . .
Another two books oftromp l'oeil transitions between one thing and the next. Topiary birds and green flying birds. Underwater becoming the shore. Autumn leaves to butterflies. Rocks in a lake becoming buildings in a fog. . . .
Where the Wild Things Are
Nov. 21st, 2015 08:14 pmWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
the classic children's book of the boy imagining himself to the title location and becoming king before his return.
The pictures suit the tale perfectly.
the classic children's book of the boy imagining himself to the title location and becoming king before his return.
The pictures suit the tale perfectly.
Sleeping Beauty
Oct. 30th, 2015 09:21 pmSleeping Beauty by Sarah Gibb
Another story retold and illustrated by Gibb. In the pastels/silhouette form that she does. I don't think it worked quite as well here as in Beauty and the Beast -- though perhaps I was not quite as happy with the retelling, and also I dislike little winged fairies. But still a quite respectable telling for a youngster.
Another story retold and illustrated by Gibb. In the pastels/silhouette form that she does. I don't think it worked quite as well here as in Beauty and the Beast -- though perhaps I was not quite as happy with the retelling, and also I dislike little winged fairies. But still a quite respectable telling for a youngster.
fairy tales and art
May. 14th, 2015 09:07 pmBeauty and the Beast by Ursula Jones and Sarah Gibb
Rapunzel by Sarah Gibb
Faithful renditions of the fairy tales with a few tweaks. Done up with lovely art -- a mix of delicate and delicately colored illustrations, with fine and detailed silhouettes (with a few splashes of color.)
Rapunzel by Sarah Gibb
Faithful renditions of the fairy tales with a few tweaks. Done up with lovely art -- a mix of delicate and delicately colored illustrations, with fine and detailed silhouettes (with a few splashes of color.)
The Princess Who Had No Kingdom
May. 11th, 2015 08:00 pmThe Princess Who Had No Kingdom by Ursula Jones
A lightsome little picture book. Charming art. About a princess who travels about on her cart, looking for her kingdom, and earning her living carrying odd objects from one place to another.
And her interactions with various royals along the way.
The Weaving of a Dream
Jan. 6th, 2015 09:30 pmThe Weaving of a Dream by Marilee Heyer
a lovely picture book with gorgeous pictures retelling a Chinese fairy tale. One can recognize a few tropes, deep in the skeletonal structure.
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a lovely picture book with gorgeous pictures retelling a Chinese fairy tale. One can recognize a few tropes, deep in the skeletonal structure.
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Julia's House for Lost Creatures
Oct. 14th, 2014 10:20 pmJulia's House for Lost Creatures by Ben Hatke
A light-hearted picture book with charming art. Revolving about Julia, whose house (on a turtle's back) just settled by a seashore. In retrospect, I don't think her age is quite determined in the book. . . .
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A light-hearted picture book with charming art. Revolving about Julia, whose house (on a turtle's back) just settled by a seashore. In retrospect, I don't think her age is quite determined in the book. . . .
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Quest by Aaron Becker
This is a sequel. This may seem odd in a children's picture book, one even without words, but yet you do want to read Journey first.
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This is a sequel. This may seem odd in a children's picture book, one even without words, but yet you do want to read Journey first.
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Journey by Aaron Becker
A sweet wordless tale about a girl with a magic red -- chalk? crayon?
But being alone in a sepia-toned city, she draws a magical door and fares forth into a more colorful world. With the city with canals in aqueducts, a steampunk flying ship, and -- another door leading to a twist on the ending that worked charmingly.
A sweet wordless tale about a girl with a magic red -- chalk? crayon?
But being alone in a sepia-toned city, she draws a magical door and fares forth into a more colorful world. With the city with canals in aqueducts, a steampunk flying ship, and -- another door leading to a twist on the ending that worked charmingly.
fairy tales in pictures
Jun. 8th, 2014 12:56 pmBeing reading a number of fairy tales in picture book form. Enough to get philosophical about the medium.
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The Monsters' Monster
Oct. 16th, 2013 08:00 pmThe Monsters' Monster by Patrick McDonnell
Being the brief (picture-book) tale of three monsters who live in a castle
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Being the brief (picture-book) tale of three monsters who live in a castle
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Arrow to the Sun
Aug. 2nd, 2013 09:22 pmArrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott
I read this first when it first came out -- I think my grandmother got me a copy -- and it still holds up.
That's both the tale itself, retold, of a boy who sets out to find his father, not knowing that it's the Sun, and the stylized and colorful artwork.
I read this first when it first came out -- I think my grandmother got me a copy -- and it still holds up.
That's both the tale itself, retold, of a boy who sets out to find his father, not knowing that it's the Sun, and the stylized and colorful artwork.
But Not the Hippopotamus
Jun. 20th, 2013 06:56 pmBut Not the Hippopotamus by Sandra Boyton
A marvelous book. You will find it on the shelves where they keep the pasteboard books, so the kid can teeth on them, but it is still wonderful even for adults.
A marvelous book. You will find it on the shelves where they keep the pasteboard books, so the kid can teeth on them, but it is still wonderful even for adults.
