Never Cry Woof: DELICIOUS!

Today, we're giving you a little peek 

at Sadie Mae vonPeet's (see wet nose, above)

 favorite book, written by the brilliant 

Jane Wattenberg (a.k.a. Mrs. Mustard) 

and charged with the most delightful, rollicking romp 

through "wooterville" 

(as the TK used to call dogs and their domains) you'll ever see.

 It's absolutely a book that's 

ahead of it's time; 

the visuals are scintillating 

and draw any reader in...

a wonderful roller-coaster of a ride 

through a (fabulous) dogs life.

Jane is a photographer with great foresight. 

Her incredible vitality and vibrant, delicious vision  

shines through in all of her work, 

giving it the elusive element that takes illustration

a step beyond, into ART. 

Jane's got it...her words have it...

her photos fairly dance off of the page with it. 

It's a most delightful experience to encounter any of her books.

And that's the Woof.

Lighter Fare, A Sweet Relief: Mrs. Mustard's Baby Faces

On a lighter note...here is the book no baby should be without: 

"Mrs. Mustard's Baby Faces," 

by the glorious Jane Wattenberg....

it's the absolute must-have board book for any and every baby. Period. The end.  Just take a look at it and you'll see why.  

We, in this house, loved the book to pieces (which is pretty hard to do with a board book). Well, it wasn't really pieces, but we loved it so much and so well that I had a good excuse to go out and get another one.  And every time there is a new baby in our lives, one more "Mrs. Mustard" is purchased and placed in the wee one's trundle bed (or what have you), because every baby needs a good book to chew on--and think about.  This is the book for them.  

You should go out and get yours now. "Mrs. Mustard's Baby Faces" is a glorious romp through baby land, with all of it's wild, endearing--and, sometimes, exasperating--emotions...these Mustard babies, they have it all!  

(And there's much more 

where that came from..

see Jane's

other Marvelous Wonderous Books...

each one a new treat for the eyes!)