by Deborah Hopkinson, John Hendrix
Why were all the people drawn in amusement park caricature style? This felt inconsistent with both the backgrounds (very good depictions of 19th c. London) and the story. Also disappointing was how the story suddenly shifted from childhood to 'and then he was 40'. But it was a fun story including ba...
Sweet enough, and fun... but I didn't much like the illustrations. That seems to be my picture book review theme lately- but I just don't like illustrations that are cartoony. And though the buildings here are quite atmospheric and interesting, the people are cartoony and goofy and silly and don't a...
A spirited fictional account of the writer's childhood.
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