Wee Willie Winkie [Board book]

Salley Mavor (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 10, 2006 | Age Level: 2 and up

Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town (in his nightgown!) checking that children are safely in their beds.

Inventive use of fabric and collage defines the beautiful illustrations in this new take on an old nursery rhyme.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Fabric scenes and doll-like characters star in Salley Mavor's board book versions of Wee Willie Winkie and Jack and Jill. A highlight is the scene of "the children in their beds" made of seashells and leaves, in the first book; and a gentle tumble down the hill for Jack, Jill, and the animals they have in tow. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.  (Publishers Weekly )

About the Author

Salley Mavor has illustrated many picture books in her signature style. She lives on Cape Cod in Massachusetts.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Board book: 14 pages
• Publisher: HMH Books (April 10, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0618496408
• ISBN-13: 978-0618496402
• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,531,959 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #7 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Baby-3 > Nursery Rhymes > Mother Goose

More About the Author

Salley Mavor grew up in the seaside village of Woods Hole, Massachusetts, in a household full of treasures and creative ideas. She learned to sew as a child and has been playing with a needle and thread ever since. At home, there were always art supplies close at hand and a sense that time was available for creative pursuit. Drawing with crayons was never enough for Salley. She remembers feeling that her pictures were not finished until something real was glued, stapled or sewn to them. Today, Ms. Mavor's fabric relief artwork is an outgrowth of her childhood fascination with handwork. A review of the recent exhibit, Salley Mavor: Sewn Stories at the Brattleboro Museum of Art in Vermont reads, "In astonishing detail, Mavor's work above all conveys an artist who is entirely present. Beyond merely illustrating a story or poem, she brings us into it. Surely her thread is gossamer, her fingers unimaginably nimble."

A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Ms. Mavor has illustrated many children's books using her unique blend of materials, found objects and sewing techniques. Her craft how-to book, Felt Wee Folk: Enchanting Projects, includes directions and patterns for making a variety of wee folk dolls. Her newest children's book, Pocketful of Posies: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes won the 2011 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and the 2011 Golden Kite Award. The original fabric relief artwork from the book is touring the country.

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars had to buy another copy, April 4, 2011

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i just love her work. i gave the book/s to my grandson and now had to order another for my own.