Book description
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge!
It was the middle of winter and very, very cold. The mice of Brambly Hedge forecasted snow.
And they were right. In the morning they awoke to find their doors and windows hidden behind deep drifts.…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Winter Story as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Growing up, I was enchanted by Jill Barklem’s detailed watercolour illustrations of this miniature world of mice. The cosy, fire-lit interiors—crammed with furniture, food and flora—are so intricately drawn as to give you the feeling you could walk through them.
Barklem also makes liberal use of one of my favourite devices for visual exploration: the cutaway. It’s used to excellent effect here as the mice carve out even more real estate under the snow, namely an Ice Hall for their winter ball.
These illustrations instilled in me a love of detailed artwork, and faithful rendering of a three-dimensional environment, that…
From Howard's list on illustrated stories packed full of snow.
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