Take a Peek at the Book-Shelf

Imagine you're Mary Ann, the White Rabbit's housemaid- sneaking peeks at the books he's got upon the shelf. You don't bother with words...it's the pictures that capture your eye. Neglect your dusting! Take one off the shelf, snuggle in his cozy chair, and make your own stories up. The White Rabbit's calling for you but you're lost in another world. He can get his own gloves!

This blog is dedicated to fantasy picture books, magical pockets of paint and ink. You won't find savory intellectual reviews here--only sweet tasty tidbits of what's on my shelf, and the occassional visitor from public and private libraries.

Recommendations, questions, comments (even book reviews) are always welcome!

Monday, February 16, 2009

Ruth Manning-Sanders' Book of Magical Animals



Elsa and the Bear...
'Don't look hither,
Don't look thither,
Look before you, not behind you,
Then no evil thing shall bind you.



Small tooth Dog...
She thought that now surely the dog would have been content and galloped off and left her; but he did no such thing. He shook her off his back, he stood up on his hind legs; with his two front feet he pulled off his dog's head and tossed it high into the air; his rough hairy coat dropped from him, and there he stood, the handsomest young prince in all the world...



Lilla Rosa...
Into furious shape after furious shape that creature changed itself, and still it struggled and screamed, 'let go quickly, or hold fast!' and still the prince held on…he clutched to the thing that fought and kicked and bit and scratched and hissed and spat until with one last great cry, it lay still in his arms...

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