THE FRIENDSHIP BOOK

by Woodleigh Hubbard ‧ RELEASE DATE: Nov. 1, 1992

In her third book, Hubbard brings the distinctive style introduced in C Is for Curious (1990), an innovative pictorial exploration of the emotions, to a dozen aphorisms: ""A friend keeps your secrets""; ""Friends don't always agree""; etc. Again, the artist's vibrantly contrasted colors and decorative animal figures--in simple, dynamic shapes that could have been inspired by Matisse's cutouts--deftly express the subtleties of emotion, whether in a fearful blue creature clinging to its insouciant, boldly yellow companion, whose delicate stance declares understanding as well as courage; or in a comfortably rounded pair with similar shapes and dissimilar but related colors, relaxing among pleasantly curvilinear forms (""Friends just need each other""). Children--as well as adults--will be amused by the humor and the strength of the visual expression.

Pub Date: Nov. 1, 1992

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 26

Publisher: Chronicle

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 15, 1992

Categories: CHILDREN'S