The four seasons in a city park are represented by apes in human clothing: a rich, uptight woman in the fall; a sad, unemployed man in the winter; the woman's lonely boy in the spring; the man's joyful daughter in the summer. Each one sees the place and the others differently, yet together the voices tell a story. Full-color illustrations.
The four seasons in a city park are represented by apes in human clothing: a rich, uptight woman in the fall; a sad, unemployed man in the winter; the...
Illus. in full color. "Mr. Piggott and his sons are a male chauvinist lot who, outside of yelling for their dinner, don't exercise themselves much around the house. When Mrs. Piggott finally tires of the endless chores that sandwich her workday, she leaves the menfolk on their own, with a note saying, 'You are pigs.' With the cooking and housework untended, they soon turn genuinely porcine, a transformation Browne foreshadows with pig faces on the wallpaper, vases, fireplace, phone. As in most of Browne's art, there is more than a touch of irony and visual humor here. Fun to read...
Illus. in full color. "Mr. Piggott and his sons are a male chauvinist lot who, outside of yelling for their dinner, don't exercise themselves much aro...
Willy the chimp is lonely, until he bumps into a gorilla called Hugh Jape. Soon a touching friendship grows between the two. Willy can read to Hugh, and Hugh can save little Willy from the attentions of Buster Nose.
Willy the chimp is lonely, until he bumps into a gorilla called Hugh Jape. Soon a touching friendship grows between the two. Willy can read to Hugh, a...
Eine elegante Mutter mit ihrem ängstlichen Sohn, ein leicht resignierter arbeitsloser Vater und seine Tochter mit dem sprechenden Namen Sonnenschein gehen im Park spazieren. Die Erwachsenen sitzen wortlos auf derselben Bank, die Kinder spielen miteinander. Dann gehen alle nach Hause.§Aus diesem Alltagsstoff komponiert Anthony Browne sein faszinierendes Bilderbuch. Die gleiche Szene wird von vier verschiedenen Personen erzählt. Aus identischen Vorgängen werden völlig unterschiedliche Geschichten. In den Bildern spiegelt sich die Gefühlswelt der jeweiligen Stimme wieder. Und auch unser...
Eine elegante Mutter mit ihrem ängstlichen Sohn, ein leicht resignierter arbeitsloser Vater und seine Tochter mit dem sprechenden Namen Sonnenschein ...
Anthony Browne's incomparable artwork illuminates the deeply satisfying story of a lonely girl, a friendly gorilla, and their enchanted night out. Hannah spends all of her time reading gorilla books, watching gorilla TV shows, and drawing gorilla pictures. She has gorillas on her bedside lamp and even on her box of cereal. Hannah loves gorillas and longs to see a real one, but her father is always too busy - or too tired - to take her to the zoo. Then, on the night before her birthday, something extraordinary happens - and Hannah's wish comes gloriously true.
Anthony Browne's incomparable artwork illuminates the deeply satisfying story of a lonely girl, a friendly gorilla, and their enchanted night out.<...
Primo primate artist Anthony Browne is at the top of his form with a simple and simply fascinating array of creatures for kids to count. What better attention-getter for small children than primates in all their variety? And who better to render them than Anthony Browne? In this elegant counting book, the author-illustrator outdoes himself with a vivid presentation of primates from gorillas to gibbons, macaques to mandrills, ring-tailed lemurs to spider monkeys. With his striking palette, exquisite attention to detail, and quirky flair for facial expressions, Anthony Browne slyly extends...
Primo primate artist Anthony Browne is at the top of his form with a simple and simply fascinating array of creatures for kids to count. What bett...
