Alice the Artist
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The illustration on our cover is taken from The Eleventh Hour by Graeme Base published this month by Macmillan (0 333 51867 5, £7.95). We are grateful to Macmillan for help in using this illustration.
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Illustrated by Jonathan Langley
This book hits the nail on the head! Alice, like so many children, has a wonderful idea for a painting but is swayed by her friends to change it and include all their ideas with bizarre results. We travel with her into fantasy as she learns to trust her own judgement and finally returns to paint her original idea. The story works well, touching a chord of self awareness in many, and Jonathan Langley's cleverly understated illustrations with their delightful visual tricks complement it perfectly.
