What's Alice up to with that look in her eye? What's Alice doing with her father's necktie? What is Alice up to as she crawls and runs and climbs through the house, collecting treasures and treats? Her curious dog looks on and wonders, but all he knows is that Alice is up to something fun! The unusual perspectives and inventive use of color and design in What's Alice Up To? offer a mystery that's as engaging as it is puzzling and create a picture book that's a real visual treat. Harley Jessup worked as visual effects art director on such films as Innerspace, for which he received an Academy Award and Hook, for which he received an Academy Award nomination. His work as production designer on James and the Giant Peach was highly acclaimed.
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A quizzical black-and-white dog wonders, ``What's Alice up to with that look in her eye? What's Alice doing with her father's necktie?'' He grows more and more perplexed as Alice, a determined and energetic five-year-old, moves furniture, makes phone calls, and carries the cat and an entire ant farm into the back yard. He's a little put out, too, at being so utterly ignored. This engaging mystery has a surprising ending for its canine narrator--he is the guest of honor at the birthday party Alice has worked so hard to put together. The ink-and-watercolor illustrations have arresting perspectives: Readers view scenes from the top of the stairs, under the bed, close up, and far away. The mystified dog expresses his feelings with his ears, tails, eyebrows, and tongue, and Alice's happy preoccupation with her project is evident on every page. Observant children will enjoy finding clues to Alice's purpose along the way. (Picture book. 3-8) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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"Alice" is the kind of children's book we need more of!,
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This review is from: What's Alice up To? (Viking Kestrel Picture Books) (Hardcover)
The author/artist Harley Jessup did a masterful job creating a children's book that captures the heart and mind. My children enjoy discovering Alice's "secret" over and over again.This book evokes the spirit of children's books from when my mother was a little girl. I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN CLASIC STORYBOOKS.It's a must have!
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