Access!

[mondhasen]

One of the perks of my job at the library is access to so many wonderful books. I came across this title by accident, loved the illustration, and ordered a copy from another branch.



It's a cute story: how not with two of my favorite critters in it? I also liked how there was no gender applied to his new friend; no awkward 'engendering' traits like almond eyes, long lashes, or whatnot, and no pronoun inferences used other than to refer to Bear as 'he.' 'He' was an accepted neutral pronoun in my youth, but by the mid to late 60s became looked upon as meaning a male. Odd, eh?

(please let me know if the pic is right-side up: this is a Dropbox screenshot image)

Comments

[spottyfawn.livejournal.com]

It is, and oh my gosh so adorable!

[mondhasen.livejournal.com]

The book was written in 2012 and I'm just finding it now! I need to do more searches for these types of illustrations :o)

[schnee.livejournal.com]

(please let me know if the pic is right-side up: this is a Dropbox screenshot image)

Yup, it is — the right side's up, which is to say that the right side's right (and the left side's left).

[mondhasen.livejournal.com]

Thanks! That was a screen grab: these seem to portray "correctly" more often than iPad photos.

[sabotlours.livejournal.com]

That pic is so cute! *splodes*

[mondhasen.livejournal.com]

Hillenbrand has some wonderful bear books. He shows his drawing techniques for his various titles on his web page:
http://www.willhillenbrand.com/index.html