These days, children all over the world are answering that familiar question: “what do you want to do when you grow up” more than ever with answers like “fireman”, “policeman”, and “hero”. And if puppies could talk, they would probably say the canine version of the same. Both would agree that what they want […]
Cinderella: The Dog And Her Little Glass Slipper, by Diane Good / The Blue Sky Press (Ages 4-8)
With richly detailed pastel renderings, Caldecott Honor illustrator Diane Goode paints a new rendition of this oft-retold classic fairy tale. All the usual suspects are on hand, yet in this version, the plot gets a little – shall we say – hairier than in the original. Predictably, scruffy Cinderella is chained to the stake of […]
Milton’s Christmas, by Haydé Ardalan / Chronicle Books
This cartoon cat’s self-titled debut landed the laps of cat lovers everywhere this past spring, and here he is again – just in time for Christmas. This time out, Milton makes merry in a sparsely narrated picture book. Ardalan’s real-life cat lends his likeness to the stylishly simple back and white drawings that have him […]
Waiting to Fly: My Escapades With The Penguins Of Antarctica, by Ron Naveen / Quilt
It’s been said we are judged by the company we keep. What then, could be ascertained of one who willingly falls in with shameless thieves and wing-flapping philanderers who are seemingly incapable of conscience-rousing regret? In Ron Naveen’s case, it says he’s a globally aware field scientist who sees his main research subjects – the […]
Photographer Scott Ian Barry In Winter Wonderland
In the following pages you will find the exquisite animal work of photographer Scott Ian Barry from his black and white wildlife portfolio. During his travels across the continent, Barry captured some of the United States’ and Canada’s most beautiful animals in their natural habitats and Animal Fair brings them to you. From his trademark […]
Plimpton’s Pet Peeves
Six years ago, on the night his twin daughters were born, George Plimpton was giving a speech to a room full of dogs. “My wife has never fully forgiven me,” Plimpton says looking back on it, “but it’s not like I thought they were going to be born that instant… at any rate it was […]