This book was my nephew's first exposure to Jack and the Beanstalk. Steven Kellogg told the story well! He didn't rush it, but he didn't drag it out, either, and his illustrations were (I thought) kind of neat. I don't imagine that they'd be to everyone's taste, but the kids and I liked them.The ...
I almost always love Steven Kellogg's illustrations. Is Your Mama A Llama? and Island of the Skogg are some of my favorite picture books. But then I recently checked out his famous Mysterious Tadpole and I was decidedly underwhelmed by it. Luckily my faith was instantly restored by this great ret...