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Synopsis
Aldo, a make-believe rabbit friend to a lonely little girl, comforts his creator when she is scared, comes to her defense when she is picked on, and takes her to wonderful places whenever she wants to go.
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About the Author
John Burningham is one of the most prestigious and well-loved illustrators working in the children's book field today. Trained at the Central School of Art, his first picture book, Borka, was published in 1963. He has won the Kate Greenaway Award twice for Borka and Mr Gumpy's Outing, and has enjoyed a distinguished career spanning over 45 years.
From Kirkus Reviews
The creator of several outstanding books that explore children's imaginative inner lives (Come Away from the Water, Shirley, 1977, etc.) takes a more direct approach than usual in a touching portrait of a solitary child with an imaginary friend, Aldo, a rabbit just about her size. Aldo can be counted on to turn up ``when things get really bad'' (an illustration shows the child being bullied in the school lavatory); unfortunately, he can't help when her parents are arguing because ``he's only my special friend'' (italics added). The oversize format dramatizes the contrast between the introspective sketches of the child on her own, surrounded by negative space, and her outings with Aldo: a joyous dance in a sea of brilliant yellow splashed across a double spread; skating or tightrope-walking against a bank of black and crimson clouds. Aldo is a quietly comforting figure, tenderly absorbing the feelings suggested in the deftly understated text and the wonderfully expressive illustrations, with agile line and Turneresque spreads of subtly modulated color. Unusually perceptive, unsentimental treatment of a familiar theme. (Picture book. 4-8) -- Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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- PublisherCrown Publishers, (1991)
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0224031163
- ISBN 13 9780224031165
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages32
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