I will NEVER get enough of the Johnstones! I just scored this for $3 at a local antique mart. I love the blend of antique costumes and "modern" 1970's style. Everything about their illustrations are just wonderful!!
Another book headed for the yard sale. The pictures in particular feel very dated (1996). But the story about a single mother and her two competitive boys is timeless as she cleverly and compassionately assures them of her love.
It's a rainy first day of school. We've been needing the rain and it's quite nice to have the steady drum on the roof. Charlotte wasn't thrilled to start off high school with an umbrella and wet feet though!
A modern tale with an old folklore feel about three fishermen brothers, a mysterious bearded stranger and his warning. Uhren's watery pictures add a haunting element to the love story.
I'm like Leela and love watermelon! This cute story takes place in India where one of the authors, Maya Narayan, said that it happened to her! Leela loves watermelon and one day swallows a seed. Her teasing brother tells her that now she will grow a watermelon inside her. This makes Leela very worried. So worried that she even stops eating watermelon and becomes concerned for the very pregnant woman she sees at the marketplace. When she learns that the woman had a baby and wasn't round from swallowing a watermelon seed, Leela realizes her brother was teasing her. Her grandmother treats her to the biggest watermelon. We loved the pictures portraying life in India- the clothes, the cooking and the marketplace.
