God save the Eastern European illustrators (okay, so maybe she's not originally from Europe--I don't know)! Anyway, her style is highly reminiscent of Dusan Kallay, Peter Sis, Stepan Zavrel. Zagarenski is the hero in this book. I was smitten on the second spread when the mom and the girl showed up w...
War is a big and sprawling word that brings a lot of human suffering into the conversation, but combat is a different matter . . . –Sebastian Junger, War.It doesn’t require any particular bravery to stand on the floor of the Senate and urge our boys in Vietnam to fight harder, and if this war mushr...
Appeal Characteristics: vivid visual art, lyrical word usageThis book is just a beautiful unfolding story that could instantly be a bedtime classic! I could imagine children wanting to hear this story over and over again while they try to sleep. The vivid imaginary and word use makes this book a gem...
A luminous, magical tale lyrically beautiful and visually exquisite.