Listen, Listen, by Gershator and Jay.

[via amazon]

Being the father of a little child, grants me the opportunity of having this kind of gifts. Last Birthday, my wife gave me this nice book. The possibility of reading it to my child is quite high. I started reading and found the book very appealing, nice and inventive.

Of course, the illustrations caught me first, but the story, a simple passage of a year, was told with great style. It was a nice conjunction of creative forces. Both artist, writer Phillis Gershator and illustrator Alison Jay create here a wonderful and powerful portrait of the four seasons, mixed with interesting activities for the children to solve.

And everything is told to the reader by the use of the sound, the way sound can be represented by oral language. In that, Gershator is very imaginative, inventing nice onomatopoeic words.

The vintage sensation of the pictures, Alison Jay uses alkyd oil paint on paper with a crackling varnish, which gives her illustrations an antique, nostalgic quality.

Look for more information in this links:
At Barefoot Books. They have a Blog. Pictures taken from Barefoot Books webpage.

Phillis Gershator Official Webpage.

Alison Jay at Children Illustrator.