One
of the pleasures of having children is that the parents have the best possible
excuse to revisit favorite books from their own childhoods. Another is
discovering new children’s books. When my son was little, he and I fell in love
with Roger Duvoisin’s Petunia books. All the Petunia books are delightful,
but in this first one the silly goose’s discovery of a book and her adventures
and misadventures with the strange object are guaranteed to warm hearts and
bring smiles to booklovers young and old.
Favorite Stories of Roger Duvoisin presents three
different stories new to me, while White Snow, Bright Snow is illustrated by
DuVoisin but written by Alvin Tresselt. White Snow, Bright Snow was awarded the
Caldecott Medal (“most distinguished American picture book for children) in
1948.
If
you have children or grandchildren and have not yet been introduced to Roger
Duvoisin, this holiday season could be your perfect opportunity.
Petunia, written and
illustrated by Roger Duvoisin
Hardcover
with dust jacket
50th
anniversary edition
$16.99
Favorite
Stories of Roger Duvoisin
Paper,
122pp
$14.99
White
Snow, Bright Snow
By
Alvin Tresselt
Illustrated
by Roger Duvoisin
Hardcover
with dust jacket
$17.99
I snap up copies of 'White Snow, Bright Snow' whenever I see them. I love his illustrations and didn't know he did 'the duck books'. Thanks for sharing the love!
ReplyDeletePetunia is a goose, but duck is close. I wonder how many books Duvoisin illustrated? He wrote a lot but illustrated even more.
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