Little Hoot
Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 01:30PM 
Look at this! A new book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Jen Corace: Little Hoot (Chronicle, 2008). It was well-reviewed by Elizabeth Bird at A Fuse #8 Production yesterday (1/16/08), but we would have wanted it anyway: we loved Little Pea, Milly especially. The two books do seem to have a parallel plot structure, don't they?
little Pea : little Hoot
must eat candy : must stay up late
prefers spinach : wants to go to bed
Well, it wasn't broken. And Little Hoot ups the ante with the adorable owls. Corace's illustrations (rendered in ink and watercolor) are more detailed here than in Pea, though there's still plenty of white space, and the book is beautifully designed. I think we may love it even more.
Is it possible to feel sorry for a pea?
[Milly has a small collection (it numbers 5, mostly noneditioned) of Jen Corace letterpress prints, which we started for her after we discovered Little Pea. Our favorites came from Mahar Drygoods; see also Tiny Showcase. Not affiliated, etc.]
Reader Comments (2)
it looks wonderful! (although, for some reason, the cover image won't load?)
i would love to have some of those delightful Corace prints!
I wonder why the cover images are not loading for you; they seem to work fine from here. I'm sorry! If anyone else is having this problem, please let me know. And dearest Kyra, I hope you take a peek at the cover on Amazon (or elsewhere): those owls are really cute!