2011: Living in the Future
Author: Geoffrey Hoyle
Illustrator: Alasdair Anderson
Publication Date: 2011 [First published in 1972 under the title 2010: Living in the Future]
What did people in 1972 think life would look like in 2010? This book provides a trippy glimpse of the present and oozes with genuine retro charm.
The Woolly Hoodwinks vs. The Dark Patch
Authors: Asa Sanchez and Phil Dumesnil
Illustrators: Jeff Root and Scott Runcorn
Publication Date: 2008
Love the crafty feel of this and the creative prose.
The Princess and the Pea in Miniature
Author and Illustrator: Lauren Child
Photographer: Polly Borland
Publication Date: 2006
A classic fairytale retold in a fun modern style. The pictures are fantastic: photographs of miniature sets with paper doll figures.
Twelve Dancing Princesses
Retold and Illustrated by: Brigette Barrager
Publication Date: 2011
A fairytale retold with gorgeous illustrations.
Princess and Fairy
Author and Illustrator: Anna Pignataro
Publication Date: 2007
The reader helps Princess and Fairy find gifts for the queen. Super sweet illustrations.
Guess Again!
Author: Mac Barnett
Illustrator: Adam Rex
Publication Date: 2009
Very silly and entertaining.
The Unsinkable Walker Bean
Author and Illustrator: Aaron Renier (Colored by Alec Longstreth)
Publication Date: 2010
Exciting adventure on the high seas. Ghosts included.
Bone
Author and Illustrator: Jeff Smith
Publication Year: 2003
My daughter loves this series of graphic novels. My husband loves them even more.
ABC is for Circus
Author and Illustrator: Patrick Hruby
Publication Date: 2010
Alphabet board book with stunning,vivid illustrations. Total eye candy. I wish I was toddler so I could justify sleeping with this book. Hruby also designed an equally beautiful memory game.
