FOUND - another lovely children’s book post. Orange You Lucky is a funky blog that is one of my favs and this week she mentioned her excitement at finding Lauren Child’s illustrated Pippi Longstocking.
I don’t think there is anyone I would have rather seen illustrate Pippi than Lauren Child. Her penchant for strong girls in her own books really shines through in her interpretation of Pippi. I wrote about my adoration here.
Helen who writes Orange You Lucky also mentions another favorite of mine J. Otto Seibold’s pop up version of Alice in Wonderland. In Ned’s nursery this book has been sitting on display, face out because I just think it’s too gorgeous to put away spine out.
Although the original story has been rather heavily abridged to fit this picture book, the pop ups and fold outs of Seibold’s art are more than enough to make up for it being shortened.
Seibold is also the author/illustrator of Olive the Other Reideer, our favorite Christmas book this year which has it’s own equally impressive pop up. Olive is also on Youtube…
Seibold also has the most awesome website that is definitely worth a visit.
||Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and J. Otto Seibold available online from Amazon||
||Olive the Other Reideer available online from the we heart books store||
OMG, I LOVE Pippi Longstocking, and I LOVE Lauren Child, so I will have to get this book, even though my son is only 2… thank you for posting on it