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From: Kathleen Horning <horning>
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2003 14:49:28 -0600
Hondo & Fabian" is a book that continues to grow on me with time. I first became aware of it when it was cited as one of the New York Times Best Illustrated Books of 2002, and I thought it was a nice little book but wasn't particularly wowed by it. But I find that the images have stayed with me, especially the two images of The Baby looming in the background.
Peter McCarty has an uncanny skill for making soft, quiet, almost sweet illustrations, but then giving them a little edge. The most innocuous little pig-tailed toddler looks almost threatening in a story that's written from the perspective of the dog and the cat (and she would be!).
McCarty used this same sort of edgy-sweet technique for his book from a couple of years ago, "Little Bunny on the Move," and I was pleased to see the small homage to Little Bunny, who shows up in the painting on the wall which is partially visible in one of the illustrations from "Hondo & Fabian." It's nice to know that Little Bunny is still on the move!
KTH
Kathleen T. Horning, Acting Director Cooperative Children's Book Center University of Wisconsin-School of Education 4290 Helen C. White Hall 600 North Park St. Madison, WI 53706
horning at education.wisc.edu Voice: 608&3721 Fax: 608&2I33 www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
Received on Fri 07 Feb 2003 02:49:28 PM CST
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2003 14:49:28 -0600
Hondo & Fabian" is a book that continues to grow on me with time. I first became aware of it when it was cited as one of the New York Times Best Illustrated Books of 2002, and I thought it was a nice little book but wasn't particularly wowed by it. But I find that the images have stayed with me, especially the two images of The Baby looming in the background.
Peter McCarty has an uncanny skill for making soft, quiet, almost sweet illustrations, but then giving them a little edge. The most innocuous little pig-tailed toddler looks almost threatening in a story that's written from the perspective of the dog and the cat (and she would be!).
McCarty used this same sort of edgy-sweet technique for his book from a couple of years ago, "Little Bunny on the Move," and I was pleased to see the small homage to Little Bunny, who shows up in the painting on the wall which is partially visible in one of the illustrations from "Hondo & Fabian." It's nice to know that Little Bunny is still on the move!
KTH
Kathleen T. Horning, Acting Director Cooperative Children's Book Center University of Wisconsin-School of Education 4290 Helen C. White Hall 600 North Park St. Madison, WI 53706
horning at education.wisc.edu Voice: 608&3721 Fax: 608&2I33 www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
Received on Fri 07 Feb 2003 02:49:28 PM CST
