Mysterious Traveler by Mal Peet & Elspeth Graham (P.J. Lynch, Illustrator)
It is a wonderfully evocative and engaging story with gorgeous art. It is a simple story, with admittedly very little suspense but it has an elegance and warmth...
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Unwitting Wisdom : An Anthology of Aesop's Fables by Helen Ward
I loved this book from the moment I saw it in the book store. And I remember reading it to my daughter when she was a baby. It is a wonderful combination of il...
Book Finds: In The Night Kitchen
I used to check this book out of the library frequently when my son was younger. I think he liked the big pictures and the playful, dreamlike quality of the sto...
Noah's Ark – Heinz Janisch (Adapter), Lisbeth Zwerger (Illustrator)
Rather than a "review" I thought I would post a gallery that gives you some idea of the art this book contains. Not surprisingly I found it to be a wonderfully...
Book Finds: The Tree of Here by Chaim Potok (Tony Auth, illustrator)
Perhaps the wistfulness and oddness feel different two decades later. In fact, I like how it is rather odd (with a comic book feel to the illustrations on some...
The Nutcracker – E. T. A. Hoffman, Lisbeth Zwerger (Illustrator)
My continuing obsession fascination with the illustrator Lisbeth Zwerger connected with my daughter’s interest in The Nutcracker and led to my doing somet...
The Nutcracker – E. T. A. Hoffman, Lisbeth Zwerger (Illustrator)
My continuing obsession fascination with the illustrator Lisbeth Zwerger connected with my daughter’s interest in The Nutcracker and led to my doing somet...
The Christmas Magic by Lauren Thompson, Jon J Muth (illustrator)
Merry Christmas Everyone! I thought I might take a moment today to share a book I bought this year. I am a big fan of Jon J. Muth. We have a number of his book...