![]() Santa finally understood or somebody did. With eight clever flaps to lift, this heartwarming and interactive picture book gives Rosemary Wells fans even more reasons to love Max and Ruby, who are now. ![]() On the Fourth of July, right in the middle of Ruby's picnic, Max gets his motorcycle by special delivery. Max tries twice more, adding splotches of red to his tire tracks, but Grandma still doesn't get it until she sees Wilma putt-putting up the street. Kids will enjoy being way ahead of both Max and Grandma on this. His letter is diverted to Grandma, who, since it consists solely of tire tracks, misunderstands and replies with a picture of a bulldozer. Interview by Will Hillenbrand Born in New York City, Rosemary Wells abandoned art school and its emphasis on Abstract Expressionism to work in book design before creating Voyage To The Bunny Planet. "Nobody writes to Santa in the summer," Ruby reminds him. Rosemary Wells talks about the nuts and bolts, as well as the gifts, of illustration and, indeed, of all the arts. ![]() As usual, key plot developments are illustrated with flaps and who can resist lifting a flap to see what's underneath, especially in Wells' bright, cartoony drawings? Max covets a Sand-Spitter motorcycle with Bigfoot tires like Wilma Warthog's, so even though it's July, he writes to Santa Claus requesting one. Old fans and new will welcome this latest installment in a popular series about two rabbits, feckless Max and his sensible sister Ruby. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |