![]() I cannot wait to learn more about James Marshall, but to begin with, his illustration of O&P is brilliant, wacky and outrageously delicious. Just seeing the cover, I immediately fell in love. ![]() Luckily, neither one of my children got their eyes on it first. I snatched it up like any greedy singer of Singable Books would do. My husband came home today () with a bag full of books for our children which he bought at a charity used-book sale. I still LOVE Jan Brett’s illustration, but I’ve had something of a revelation. This section is added after initially writing the post. īesides the story of the Owl and the Pussycat, she has created a second love story that takes place along the bottom of each page, depicting a butterfly fish following the pea green boat, teaming up with exotic fishy friends to free a companion who is trapped in a bowl on the pussycat’s lap. She describes her work on O&P in a “news notes” article found on her website. Brett has gone to great lengths to research and authentically bring the story to life, setting the action in Martinique. The illustrations are colorfully gorgeous and beautifully detailed. Jan Brett’s pictures realize the poem in wonderful ways. ![]()
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