Monday, February 07, 2011

Children Make Terrible Pets

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(picture screen-captured from peterbrownstudio.com)

(major spoiler alert!)

Lucy, a young bear, took home a human boy she found squeaking behind bushes. Keeping him a pet, Lucy finds children make the worst pet to take care of (aside from the fun of it). She too will learn that, for the pet, keeping it as one is not always the best thing.

This is Peter Brown's picture book following Curious Garden and Children is as fun as Garden is, and more. His drawings are something to marvel over and over again. One can immediately realize they are of meticulous design instead merely of things to pass time with (Brown quite the experimenter when it comes to drawing styles). Almost on every page he jokes without skidding off the main story. To make his point on empathy, Brown reverse the roles of pet and pet keeper (genius, I say).

To peek his works you can visit his studio here.
Click here, too, to read book description.
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