The second following
Ship of Dreams, Dean Morrissey as author and illustrator does
an amazing job of story telling and illustrating in The Great
Kettles, a Tale of Time. My children love these books. My
five-year-old boy, in particular loves the paintings. He enjoys
pointing out small details. Like the snakes in the train, the
Sandman's ship in the sky, and the lantern at Joey's feet as just a
few examples.
In this tale, Joey
continues his adventure with mythical folk, primarily Father Time.
He does come across The Sandman again briefly. He's once again
rather stranded. Will he be able to get home?
The illustrations in
this book are phenomenal. They are lovely and detailed and perfectly
support the story. Morrissey started them in 1992 and finished them
in 1996. The time he spent on them is obvious.
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