My very first Thornton W. Burgess arrived today in the post (is there a better feeling than getting a parcel in the post, that is assuredly a book!?)
I haven't read it yet but am really looking forward to it. The cynical adult voice in me says "More anthropomorphising whilst we drive animals to extinction!" I do however realise that Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddleduck are building blocks based on which children learn to love animals. Empathy is a learned virtue, not necessarily one inherent to the human animal.
The illustrations are simple and lovely, much as the text appears to be. I am looking forward to reading this to the children.
The dust jacket was alas, tattered. Here it is recuperating under an acrylic sheet before I put a jacket cover on it. Then again, it's tattered because it's done its job- the actual book cover is pristine.
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