A BAG FULL OF NOTHING

by Jay Williams ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 1, 1974

The illustrations set the tone for Williams' amiable tale about Tip who finds what he declares is a ""magic"" paper bag though his father says it's just a bag full of nothing. As they walk along Tip demonstrates three times that his father is wrong -- once when he fills the bag with berries, once when it becomes a ""bag full of head"" as Tip puts it over his for protection from old Mrs. Goodyear's friendly pinches, and at last when he blows it up and smacks it, making it ""a bag full of noise"" to scare off Mr. Huffs fierce, charging dog. Instead of the everyday contemporary setting you might expect, O'Sullivan's faint watercolors suggest a fairy tale world full of ornate 18th century garden sculpture, delicate foliage half hiding various unexplained animals, finely dressed pigs on a carriage, and other mildly playful touches which encourage participation in Tip's little game of make believe.

Pub Date: Oct. 1, 1974

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Parents' Magazine Press

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1974

Categories: CHILDREN'S