2x Children’s Story/Picture Books by Russell Hoban
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Overview: Russell Hoban (1925-2011) was an American novelist and children’s writer. Born in Philadelphia, he was decorated for service in WWII. Working as a commercial illustrator and advertising copywriter, he achieved recognition for his popular Frances the Badger series from 1960, and in 1968 he published his first full-length book, The Mouse and His Child, widely regarded as a children’s classic.
Genre: Children’s Stories & Picture Books
1. The Mouse and His Child (David Small Illustrator) "What are we, Papa?" the toy mouse child asked his father.
"I don’t know," the father answered. "We must wait and see."
A tin father and son dance under a Christmas tree until they break ancient clock-work rules and are themselves broken. Discarded, rescued, repaired by a tramp, they quest for dream of a family and a place of their own – magnificent doll house, plush elephant, and tin seal remembered from a toy shop.
2. The Marzipan Pig (Quentin Blake Illustrator) Who but Russell Hoban could weave a tale of life’s pleasures and pain around a candy pig? And who but Quentin Blake could make the most poignant of stories so lighthearted and delightful? In this episodic picture book by an inimitable author-illustrator duo, a fantastic chain of events is triggered by the unacknowledged fall of a marzipan pig behind the sofa. We meet in quick succession a heartsick mouse, a lonely grandfather clock, an owl in love with a taxi meter, a worker bee, a fading hibiscus flower, a mouse who greets the dawn dancing, and finally a boy who guesses at the true relations between things. Appealing to the unsentimental yet sensitive nature of children, The Marzipan Pig is exquisitely attuned to the bittersweet wonder of life and to the sentience of all beings.
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