A Treasury Of Imagination review by Maryom
Jackie Morris's latest children's book is a collection of nursery rhymes - over 40 of them, picked by the author herself. They range from familiar favourites to the less well known - surrounded by her astounding paintings.
I always get excited when I know there's a new Jackie Morris book about to be published. I absolutely adore her paintings and in a children's book such as this, where the illustrations have greater impact, she gives free range to her imagination.
Each page reveals a world in miniature, peopled by tiny fairy creatures, dressed in shimmering velvets and silks that almost rustle on the page, accompanied by elegant greyhounds and fabulous winged creatures riding on the backs of cats, cockerels or hares, or leading seemingly enormous sheep laden down with balls of wool.
It may be subtitled A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes - but it's a treasury of art and imagination too, one for any child to love forever.
Maryom's review - 5 stars
Publisher - Frances Lincoln
Genre - childrens, nursery rhymes,
You can see the author talking about this book on Youtube
Buy The Cat and the Fiddle: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes
from Amazon
Bless you and thanks for this.
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