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Black and White Drawings
Picture books with black and white drawings are rare at library book sales. I’m always glad to discover one. Andrew Henry’s Meadow by Doris Burn (1965, 2005, 2012) tells of Andrew Henry Thatcher’s passion for building things. Andrew loved to piece together elaborate constructions. His mother could not tolerate the helicopter Andrew designed to hang…
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Bliss’ Bailey Goes to School
Bailey by Harry Bliss looks like an easy laugh at first glance. Bailey is a stocky, softly spotted dog whose tail wags all the time. That’s one clue to how I learned to love this story. On the cover, in Bliss’ characteristically clean illustration style, Bailey is writing the title and author’s name in white…
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