THE MYSTERIOUS COLLECTION OF DR. DAVID HARLEYSON
Jean Cassels, . . Walker, $16.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-8027-8916-7
In this volume sure to captivate storybook lovers, a collection of nursery characters' portraits provides clues to a puzzle. David Harleyson, a world-traveling pig who paints, has left home without explanation other than instructions to his brother and young nephew: "Inside my studio, find the twelve portraits I painted this last year.... When you put all twelve in the correct order, you'll know... where to find me." Readers must look at each painting, then turn the page to see what ephemera David has tucked into the frame. Behind a portrait of "M. Goose," shown scribbling with a quill pen, is her letter to David and an invitation to see a play by Sir Wolfe (who is the subject of the next portrait, clad in a gray suit and woolly white cape (souvenirs include a flyer for
Reviewed on: 10/11/2004
Genre: Children's
Library Binding - 1 pages - 978-0-8027-8918-1