My friend loaned me this two weeks ago and I finally finished it... It was not the most impressive of anthologies. The majority of the stories came from gender-conforming men in relationships with women and so I could not relate to a lot of the writing...One essay I DID NOT like was Max Wolf Valerio...
I should write a lot but I'll not. Suffice to say the rhyme I loved, especially the play between line lengths (and the part about the cliff). Gus Gordon's illustrations were quite a sensation, with mixed styles combined into a single creation. I loved the pictures, I loved the rhyme--this boo...
like all well written picture books, this has a great balance between the perfect detail and the universal emotion. and it's pretty much a most-ages affair (maybe babies wouldn't appreciate it.)