6/27/2023 0 Comments Kinuko y craft cinderella![]() ![]() She controls the pace with one-page compositions (faced with bordered, illuminated text) interspersed with wordless double spreads at climactic moments. A consummate artist, Craft conveys the sheen of pearls, the delicacy of lace, the volume of period fashion. While pulling some visual details from the Art Nouveau tradition-most notably the symbolic gilt peacocks in the cover's border-the oil-over-watercolor scenes are mostly reminiscent of French 17th and 18th-century paintings. Finally, the prince compares his guest's sweet voice to the warbler that sings at his window. Later, it is transformed into a Maxfield Parrish-inspired fairy godmother. Early on, a bluebird's injury creates a reason for Cinderella to linger in the forest, whereupon she encounters the prince in her unadorned state. Craft incorporates the creature at key points throughout her tale. ![]() An introductory note points to sources that include The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book, Andrew Lang's The Blue Fairy Book, and the Grimms' "Aschenputtel," in which a bird grants the wish. PreSchool-Grade 4-Craft retains some of Perrault's formality and many of his story elements in this sumptuous rendition of the oft-told tale. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |