THE WORLD THAT JACK BUILT

by Ruth Brown ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 1, 1991

Like Van Allsburg's Just a Dream, a heavy-handed plea for environmental awareness only partially redeemed by virtuoso illustrations. Clumsily paralleling the nursery rhyme, Brown describes the lovely surroundings of Jack's home, then contrasts them with the devastation wrought in the next valley by Jack's factory. Brown's beautiful watercolors of rural England, and of the dreary industrial scene (an expressive cat, exploring both, adds a touch of life), are far more telling than her earnest text.

Pub Date: Feb. 1, 1991

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 32

Publisher: Dutton

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Jan. 15, 1991

Categories: CHILDREN'S