Wegman's Mother Goose - Hardcover

Wegman, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786822317 ISBN 13: 9780786822317

Publisher: Hyperion, 1996

Synopsis

A collection of classic nursery rhymes illustrated with photographs of Weimaraner dogs portraying the storybook characters

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Reviews

PreS Up?This time Wegman has literally and figuratively gone to the dogs. And he has taken Mother Goose with him. Costumed Weimaraners appear in 19 rhymes (several of which are fairly obscure); the dogs are pictured as Little Miss Muffet, Old Mother Hubbard, Little Jack Horner, and even as Mother Goose herself. The book is artfully assembled with careful layouts; each rhyme has a distinct visual presence. However, the design is confusing. Each rhyme is incorporated into a double-page presentation, sometimes with a variety of fonts, colors, and sizes, all competing for readers' attention. Chatty sidebars that ask questions?"Who do you think is older, Mother Hubbard or her dog?"?also break the flow and unity of the whole. Because each turn of the page presents a different and distinct image, it takes readers time to readjust their perspective and perception. As usual, Wegman pulls out all the stops to "people" his pages with interesting artifices. Artifices, however, they remain. An overwhelming number of images depict the dogs with human hands and feet in poses that are jarring, even scary. The composition of the pictures has changed; the props and staging have taken over. William Wegman's Mother Goose seems more an adult indulgence than a children's playful book of rhymes.?Harriett Fargnoli, Great Neck Library, NY
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Edition details

• Publisher: Hyperion
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786822317
• ISBN 13: 9780786822317
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40