Uh-uh! Grass! Long wavy grass. We can’t go over it. We can’t go under it. Oh no! We’ve got to go through it! Helen Oxenbury’s family doesn’t falter as they go through all of the obstacle on their bear hunt. Father carries, cajoles, shelters and protects each child individually as needed. The baby, asContinue reading “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt 1989”
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Shy Charles 1988
“He saved my life,” moaned Mrs Block. “He’s a prince, a gem, a hero!” And everyone shouted, “Thank you, Charles!” But Charles said … Zero. Rosemary Wells makes the eyes say it all in this illustration of the moment that adulation floods over Charles. Amid the chaos of first responders attending to babysitter Mrs Block,Continue reading “Shy Charles 1988”
40 Years of Picture Books 