Me and You

Me and You

Anthony Browne 2010

Anthony Browne does an interesting take on the classic "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" story.  Instead of being set in the woods, the three bears live in a nice part of the city.  When "Goldilocks" gets separated from her mother, she finds her way to the Bears' bright house.  Browne doesn't give anyone names or explanations and uses the artwork to show the different lives between the littlest bear and the girl who trespasses into their home.  If you've gotten bored with this familiar story, Browne's fresh treatment of it might be just the thing!

What a cute little face!

Children of Other Lands

 Holling Clancy Holling has some of the best and brightest children's book illustrations out there.  We've enjoyed a bunch of his books, especially Paddle to the Sea.   Though a bit outdated and at times culturally insensitive, Children of Other Lands tells the stories of how children live in different parts of the world.  This is one of those vintage books in our collection that we don't often read, but love it for the artwork alone.

Children of Other Lands

Watty Piper

illustrated by Lucille W. and H.C. Holling 1943