Every once in a while, I like to throw an older poetry picture book into the mix.
PUG AND OTHER ANIMAL POEMS is a poetry picture book that was published in 2013. I absolutely loved the cut paper illustrations Steve Jenkins made. The attention to detail and all the various textures he used always blew my mind. When I ran across this book in the library, I had to check it out. Yes, it was published years ago, but it still stands strong.
Interestingly enough, the illustration that goes with the poem I chose actually begins on the title page and friskily runs across several pages altogether. SO I’m going to show you those first. Otherwise, you’re just left with the butt of a fox and the impact is lost. I want you to see the choices Steve made here to accompany the lovely poem Valerie Worth wrote. Enjoy!
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Thanks for bringing this one back to the limelight! Love these poems paired with Steve Jenkins’ illustrations. This fox looks like it’s been painted on leather. Such amazing texture!
Right? I love the textures he made.