These are so lovely, I have to share: illustrations by Brian Wildsmith in A Child’s Garden of Verses.
I couldn’t express it better than Vintage Kids’ Books:
if this book was butter, right now I would be smearing it all over toast
Get the book here.
Wicked parents, sleeping beauties (or princes?), quests, disguises, magic, love, danger… the Guardian has great a fairytale series going on with retellings and analysis by writers such as Philip Pullman, Marina Warner, and AS Byatt. Thanks to Monica Edinger (another interesting blogger, and Alice fan, discovered!) @ educating alice for pointing it out.
One night in Twilight-world, Edward reveals to Bella that he has snuck into her room to watch her sleep, and that’s he’s been doing so for, oh, about a month. But Bella doesn’t mind, or think this is creepy, or any kind of violation, because it’s sooooo romaaaaantic.
Now Edward can watch you while you [...]
Check out this fantastic blog displaying a growing collection of art inspired by Where The Wild Things Are. All of the pieces are unique and gorgeous, but here are my favorites:
Learn more about the project and the artists – even buy a piece – here.
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