This quartet of interpolating impressions has a cinematic quality, where real objects and their shadows often take separate paths. And lastly is that of the girl herself, a happy-go-lucky fixer-upper for all those who step into her radiance. Voice three is the first lady's son - hesitant and hemmed in - who finds a moment of liberation when playing with the jobless father's daughter. The second voice is careworn, but ultimately cheered by the visit a jobless father takes his mutt and his daughter to the park for a break from his worries. She sees danger lurking in her charges' dealings with the great unwashed: her dog with a mongrel, her son with a ragamuffin. The first voice is that of a prim, supercilious mother, who has taken her son and pedigreed dog to the park for some air. (Kirkus UK)īrowne's exceptional out-of-time story - about a visit to the neighborhood park by his familiar gorillas - is told from four perspectives. There is much to think about in this wonderfully illustrated story. The story is told in four voices, each parent and child giving their own perspective on the same event. At the same time an unemployed father takes his daughter Smudge and their scruffy mongrel Albert to the same park. this book will last a long time * The Times * A genuinely thought-provoking read, and, as usual with Anthony Browne's work, the illustrations, with their surreal references draw the reader in * Sunday Telegraph *Ī well-dressed mother takes her son Charles for a walk in the park with their pedigree Labrador and worries when the dog is chased by a scruffy-looking mongrel and she sees Charles talking to a rough looking child.
Anthony Browne first editions are likely to become collector's items * Daily Telegraph * An instant classic * Financial Times * The haunting Voices in the Park by Anthony Browne turns a simple tale and a visually stunning series of surreal pictures. Browne's picures of the city streets and the park are a joy to look at. Short-listed for LA Kate Greenaway Medal 1999
Short-listed for Kate Greenaway Medal 1999
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