![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Stompy" works so well: Illustrated with four sets of legs - hairy legs wearing fancy red stilettos, prosthetic legs playing soccer, black legs in pink ballet slippers, and fishnet-stockinged legs in punk-rock platform boots - it shows the multifarious world in all its glory.Tolerance. As with any successful picture book, the art in "Lovely" doesn't just illustrate the text, it expands it. On other spreads, we see a tall woman walking a short dog ("tall") opposite a short man walking with a tall dog ("short"), and a red-haired girl with a "fluffy" cat opposite a straight-haired girl with a "sleek" snake. On the facing page, the word "white" accompanies a black woman with white hair. The word "Black" is next to a white woman wearing black clothes. Then comes a series of illustrative plays on words. "Lovely is different." A girl with one blue eye and one brown eye looks directly at the viewer. ![]() "Lovely," a debut picture book written and illustrated by Jess Hong, is a lively ode to being different. Well done, you!-Charity McMaster "Schuler Books & Music " A quick read, a fun palette, a cross section, a wonderful message. Love! Love! Love! No classical 'differences' representations, just straight up all kinds of people. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |