Monday, November 30, 2009

New Children's Books

Peep: A Little Book about Taking a Leap - Maria van Lieshout
Peep is afraid of jumping off the curb, but with a little encouragement from his mother and sisters, he finally gives it a try.

Snow White: A Three-Dimensional Fairy-Tale Theater - Jane Ray
Retells, in six dioramas with accompanying text, the tale of the beautiful princess whose lips were red as blood, skin was white as snow, and hair was black as ebony.

Princess Hyacinth: the Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated - Florence Parry Heide
Princess Hyacinth is bored and unhappy sitting in her palace every day because, unless she is weighed down by specially-made clothes, she will float away, but her days are made brighter when kite-flying Boy stops to say hello.

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