The gadfly, dormouse, mole, hare, and other creatures prepare for the elegant, glittering Butterfly Ball and Grasshopper Feast. Nature notes on each animal are appended.
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William Plomer was a South African novelist, literary editor, and poet.
Alan Aldridge is the British artist whose airbrush illustrations of fantasy scenes defined the graphic style of the sixties. Working with some of the greatest artists of his generation, including the Beatles and Andy Warhol, Aldridge created groundbreaking posters, book illustrations, and album covers. His debut children’s book, THE BUTTERFLY BALL AND THE GRASSHOPPER'S FEAST, won the prestigious Whitbread Children’s Book Award. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
Alan Aldridge is the British artist whose airbrush illustrations of fantasy scenes defined the graphic style of the sixties. Working with some of the greatest artists of his generation, including the Beatles and Andy Warhol, Aldridge created groundbreaking posters, book illustrations, and album covers. His debut children’s book, THE BUTTERFLY BALL AND THE GRASSHOPPER'S FEAST, won the prestigious Whitbread Children’s Book Award. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Why is this book not available anymore???,
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This review is from: The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast (Hardcover)
This book made an enormous impression on me as a child. The pictures are magical, beautiful, and incredibly detailed. I often spent hours gazing longingly at the illustrations and dreaming I was a part of them, wading through frog's waterlogged house, drinking ale with the newts, playing cricket with the snails and butterflies, keeping out of the way of the hornet and the wasp, and generally living it up at the feast and the ball. The final picture of the sleepy insects going home by the light of the friendly firefly always gave me good dreams if I looked at it right before bedtime! What I'm trying to say is that the picturs and accompanying verses in this book awoke a rich level of magic and imagination in me. I almost hate to think how I would have turned out without having been exposed to The Butterfly Ball in my formative years! Now that my family is expanding I realised that it is time for me to pass this wonderful book on to the children and spread the magic. Alas I can't find it anywhere!!! I find it tragic that such a beautiful work of art is not available to today's children. Please oh please will whoever has the power of decision over the future of this book kindly return it to the bookshelves where it belongs?
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Feast your imagation on this book!,
By Rex W. Edmonds (Slippery Rock, PA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast (Hardcover)
I first encountered this book as an LP some 25 years ago; I enjoyed the LP and decided to find the book. The book is illustrated with wonderful color drawings of the creatures with human attributes. The book is well written, and it has an appendix that describes each of the real animals in the story. The one character in the story that stands out in my memory is Arena, the spider, she likes to sit in from of the mirror and admire her eyes; I had never though of a spider as being conceited and this struck me as funny. The story line of the book is about a grand celebration that the forest creatures are having. It starts with the Herald going around to announce the great event; it proceeds through the day describing the preparations each of the creatures goes through to get ready for the ball, the journey to the ball, the ball and the feast, and the trip back home by the light of fireflies. This is a wonderful children's book.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Magnificent Picture Book,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast (Hardcover)
My mother purchased a copy of this book in Brussels, Belgium some time ago. As a child I grew to love it. The pictures are exquisite and the matching poerty very well written. The book introduces the reader to various insects and woodland creatures preparing themselves for the upcoming Butterfly Ball. Each character is unique and some of their stories are quite enthralling. Some pages even have hidden surprises. It is best for older children and adults, however; there is too much reading for younger children. Buy this book if for nothing else but the pictures! It is sure to be a family treasure.
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