Quill and Quire

Picture Books

By Jan Thornhill

Long ago in India, a young worrywart hare settles down for a nap, only to be startled by a falling mango. It sounds like an explosion, and she panics, shouting, “The world is breaking up!” ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

By Dianna Bonder

Dianna Bonder, illustrator of A Pacific Alphabet, has produced another abcedarium, this one chronicling the misadventures of 26 characters in rhyming verse. This is the first book that Bonder, an artist based near Vancouver, has ... Read More »

January 7, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books