by Douglas Wood, illustrated by PJ Lynch Lynch's illustrations are beautiful, but I wish the book were more diverse. There are several white boys and girls and several black boys and girls. There are a few characters who can be read as racially ambiguous, but I was reading this book as myself (the...
A beautifully told and illustrated tale.
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Spectacular illustrations from P.J. Lynch of almost life-size children and nature fill these pages with the proper wonder that the text deserves. An ode to awakening awareness within ourselves to the marvels of our senses, and our perceptions to the world around us. An invitation to find one's "own ...
Amazing illustrations. I loved how realistically the children are illustrated.
An appealing invitation to experience and appreciate nature through all the senses.
Nice Christmas story..this is one of a couple of Dicken's books I like. I am not a huge fan of Dickens though. I actually prefer the movie versions of this book though.
This perfectly illustrated version of Nesbit's charming fairy tales captures its beauty and its humor in exactly the right balance.
This is a very sad and odd little story. I am a big fan of HC Anderson, but the truth is that he was really a big downer sometimes. If you know how his version of The Little Mermaid ends you know what I'm talking about. I personally enjoyed the story and it says some interesting things about fate ...