Aliki Brandenberg VIII

'The story of William Penn' written and illustrated by Aliki Brandenberg, published in 1964. 

The floor in the illustration abve has so many colours it is wonderful!

I love these whirly waves amazing expressive ink work.

Aliki Brandenberg VII

'Mr. Moonlight and Omar' written by James Holding, illustrated by Aliki Brandenberg published in 1963. Omar is a kind boy who tries to help his father and loves animals. He has a pet donkey called moonlight and suggests that Moonlight may help them plough, but Moonlight is not strong enough.

Aliki Brandenberg VI

 

Now a sunshine bright book from Aliki Brandenberg, 'My Hands' published by Thomas and Crowell Co New York in 1962.

Gerald Rose XVII

'Palkin' from 'The Giant who drank from his Shoe and other stories', (selected from Le Marchand de nuages) Translated by John Buchanan Brown and illustrated by Gerald Rose, published in 1965. This is a comical story of a boy left to tend cattle who becomes skilled in carving and carves two sticks in the likeness of a man and woman who run off. The boy on finding the handsome couple splits them up and disfigures the male sticks face, this stick seeks revenge through doing bad deeds and striking people. Eventually a school master uses it to strike the boy and so he manages to get the stick back and return it to the lovely lady stick.