![]() ![]() The simple-but-expressive, cartoonish illustrations on textured paper and the delightfully clever design further distinguish this cheerful charmer. ![]() She loves it (and him) most of all, proving that the gift of story is better than rubies, especially if the story has a troll. When the princess’s guard eats even that, however, all the perpetually undaunted Jack has left to offer the birthday girl is an elaborate account of his adventure. ![]() Of the whole cake, only the strawberry survives the trip past thieving blackbirds, a greedy troll, whispering woods and a ravenous-yet–fruit-despising bear. The boy bakes a cake for the princess, topping it proudly with the “reddest, juiciest, most succulent strawberry in the land,” and his obstacle-ridden journey to her party the next day forms the core of this jaunty, well-told tale. ![]() Young Jack, poor as dust, finds this mysterious missive-the king’s invitation to attend his daughter’s tenth birthday festivities. A winsome gouache-and-pencil landscape sets the stage-a hilltop castle, a messenger on horseback, an escaped letter fluttering under the door of a humble cottage. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |