6/28/2023 0 Comments Yours in Books by Julie Falatko![]() Throughout, the pen-and-ink sketches with watercolor show a multitude of feathered, furry, and shelled neighborhood children, continuously-and sometimes rambunctiously-interacting with a bird who repeatedly declares a desire for solitude. Owl’s next request-for a handbook on moving to a remote island-is instead met with a gift: a book promoting life in the woods. ![]() ![]() Squirrel signs the formal, regretful reply that the book is out of stock. ![]() The following double-page spread follows this format, with a bespectacled squirrel searching colorful stacks on the verso. The formal letter appears opposite, on the recto. When Owl pens the initial letter from “Top of Oak / Near the Clearing / and the Noisy Small Animals,” the letter details why Owl requests that particular book: “so that I might read in peace, alone.” The bird sits at the writing table, amid books and a quill pen in its inkwell, with large pillows deployed to muffle the noise. Distinctive voices and a large format make it perfect for reading aloud. ![]() This very funny sendup of epistolary novels combines understated text with hyperbolic yet charming art. Fencepost’s adventure begins when the fusty bird attempts to order How To Soundproof Your Forest Dwelling from the catalog of a nearby, squirrel-owned bookshop. ![]()
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