Thanks for sharing this, Lu! I love the illustrations, and how they complement the rhythmic free verse feel of the single line text. There's something about the quilted, patchwork look of Bileck's illustrations that reminds me of Arcimboldo's paintings. My favorite one was "The wind blows backwards...
"It is an extraordinary creation, in which author and artist speak to children in a very special way"... Yeah, a "special way" that gave me the creeps when I was a kid. The nonsense repetition and surreal illustrations in this totally freaked me out. I couldn't stand how they kept saying "rain makes...
I really don't know what to say about this book, except for sillyness abounds.
Delightful and transcendent. A book to cherish."You're just talking silly talk."
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