Vivid Pictures and a Lovely Story!!
Written: Mar 31 '01
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Pros: Wonderful Story, Amazing Illustrations
Cons: Had to look up some of the words in a dictionary
The Bottom Line: A beautifully illustrated, well told story for any age!!
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| gdwtch22's Full Review: Pockets Books |
I purchased this book online about two months ago. I was drawn to it because of it's ornate cover. I can't really put to words how beautiful the illustrations are. Thousands of vibrant colors, all flowing together to create exotic forms. But, this book isn't just pretty pictures, it has a wonderful tale to go with it. I'll give you a brief overview:
A young woman, fleeing her past life, finds herself in a plain little town with plain people. The plain people, though hard workers, have plain lives and plain clothes. Though she is a stranger the people offer her their charity and the position of town seamstress. She can sew and accepts their proposal. She had sewed many extravagant clothes where she came from. But, the people do not want extravagant clothes, they are plain and simple, and want to stay that way. When the people bring their clothes to be mended, the young woman finds it difficult not to add color to their drab clothes. She decides to embroider the insides of the their pockets. She embroiders lavish pictures in vivid colors. She makes pictures of far away places. At first the people are shocked. They don't know how to respond to such colors and pictures. Then, wonderful things start to happen. Houses are painted crimson with brightly colored flags hanging outside. Dances are held. People start to fall in love again. And, when the town is transformed the young woman goes as mysteriously as she came.
This really is a great book! The pictures are truly spectacular! There are some difficult words in it though. Some of them I actually had to look up in the dictionary. If you buy this book for a child you will definitely have to assist them in reading it. It is a little on the expensive side as far as children's books go, but I think it is worth it.
Recommended:
Yes
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Member: Star Melville
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24 year old full time postal clerk and mother of two adorable little boys
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