The version of this story illustrated by Errol Le Cain varies considerably from the original text – most notably the narrative is told as one continuous story vs. the seven installments Andersen intended. Also, the story about the devil's mirror that makes up the first part is completely missing. ...
Errol Le Cain's artwork is phenomenal! For me, his picture book illustrations are on par with K.Y. Craft and Trina Schart Hyman. That's truly high praise, but even so the comparison isn't entirely accurate. His work is like nothing else out there - it's got a kind of Golden Age feel in that it cap...
I'm having some confusion about splitting different editions of books, but I think I've done it here. Anyway, I'm on an Errol Le Cain kick and would like to find as many of his illustrated books as possible.
Pretty much everyone knows the story of Hamelin - the town with the famous little problem that eventually pays the ultimate price for their pride and folly. It's one of my very favorite stories and I was thrilled to recently find the Robert Browning poem included in my Kate Greenaway collection. My...
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