By Carter.
I must confess, when I saw this book’s cover, it was love at first sight. It’s just so beautiful! And Along a Long Road is one of those perfect books where the words are spare, the pictures are rich, and once you are finished you can’t wait to open it again. Be sure not to miss the tiny treasures throughout – the farmer waving, the mustached ice cream man, and a cheeky young chap.
You could trace that yellow road from page to page – it bends and twists, but never breaks. Frank Viva created the art for this book as one single illustration. If you printed it, it would stretch to thirty-five feet long! Isn’t that amazing?
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So gorgeous! Thanks for sharing. :-)
I designed the color scheme for my playroom around this book and framed the pages as art. Which it truly is! Beautiful AND my son loves to read it.
Smart! And pretty! I would like to live in that room, too.
This book looks wonderful! I can’t wait to check it out and share it with my kids. Thanks!
I LOVE this book so much I framed the dust cover. I did’nt need to trim it, it was just perfect art as it was.
Such a great idea! I might have to do the same.
p.s. I forgot to say, more importantly, my son loves it too! I honestly don’t think either of us will ever get sick of reading it.
This is one of my son’s favorite books of all time… and now that he’s starting to “read”… it’s even more perfect with all the simple words to remember and sound out!
judging from the books you cited in your getting-to-know you interview and the looks of this one, i’m really going to like you! ;) can’t wait to check this one out…looks perfect.
That’s the nicest!
Good call! I love his toon book too!
Check it out http://www.bingbangcrashboom.blogspot.com/2012/10/a-trip-to-bottom-of-world.html
I bought this book for my husband when we started trying to have a baby. Little did I know we’d encounter infertility. We’re still on the journey to parenthood and I turn to this book for time to time. It’s beautiful and a good reminder to enjoy the scenery along the way!
Oh, all the best to you, Sara!