The Squiggle by Schaefer, Carole Lexa

Title: The Squiggle

Author: Schaefer, Carole Lexa

Illustration: Pierr Morgan

Publisher: Crown Publishers, Inc

Comments

I know I know, I will say this a lot, so get use to it. This is the best book of the year. The illustrations and the text bring the simplicity of childhood back. This is a must own for everyone. This is perfect for a class of young children ready for a trip, a rainy day with the family at home, or for an adult longing for simpler times. As a young girl walks with her class to the park, she notices a piece of string. Everyone else had overlooked it, but she uses that string and her imagination and turns it into a dragon’s tail, an acrobat, fireworks, and more. Oh how I would love to have those days back.

Another one for you A. The artwork was done with Berol Prismacolor markers and Winsor and Newton gouache on 80-lb. 100%-recycled “Oatmeal” Speckle-tone paper from France.