One of my favourite books when i was a small gal!
It was written by Roger Duvoisin and is all about a lovely ramshackle house in the country.. and a family's quest to paint it JUST the right colour. It has a really cute lesson in the middle of the story, telling the reader how colours can mix together... to make... MORE colours! Yipppee!
I loved it that the family went for a drive in the country and simply found the perfect house.. it seemed so easy and lovely.
A beautiful book - i had it in paperback as a child, but recently found a lovely ex-library hard-cover copy in a Warragul op-shop recently. So i am most pleased.
Roger also illustrated 'Petunia', 'The Happy Lion', 'Veronica (the hippopotamus)' and 'White Snow, Bright Snow'. Do you have any of his gorgeous books?
xx mikes
hey there,
ReplyDeletemonica at "quilt while youre ahead" came by and I in turn saw your link on her site.
love your sensibility, I too love kids books from my childhood...that's dating me!
there's something really special about that apron with the blue gingham trim...
best,
H2
Ooh nice to meet you Holly! We can be the new-middle aged... a bit like the new-craft! xx
ReplyDeleteI remember reading this book as a child because it was my mums and I still absolutely gush over this sort of illustration.
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Beautiful work, x