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picturebookshelf · 2 years ago

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Have you ever come across the book The Wizard of Willoughby Wallow? It was one of my favorites as a child.

I hadn't so I went to find it online! It's adorable I kind of want a copy for myself now. The language reads aloud so nicely, the art is charming and shows emotions well, it's silly but still has a good message... what a wonderful little book! Thanks for the rec, anon. For anyone else who's curious:

The Wizard of Wallaby Wallow (1971)

Story and Art: Jack Kent

#normally i don't like to make posts from a digital source i like to actually take the pictures myself #but it was too cute not to acknowledge #LOOK at that art #in fact it looked really familiar so i had to dig through his publication info and i figured out WHY #jack kent illustrated my favourite version of the emperor's new clothes - which i read ALL the time as a kid #i bet i even still have that one shoved in a box somewhere... if it didn't get demolished..... hm.....#1970s #70s #jack kent #the wizard of wallaby wallow #picture books #book talk #anon #oh and i know the name is a little different anon but i'm assuming this is the correct book it seems like an easy mistake to make #probably because the willoughbys is a kids novel that got talked about a lot recently since netflix had made a film of it

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