Book De*ion The Farm Book written and illustrated by Jan Pfloog. Book Dimension Height (mm) 203 Width (mm) 202
Mr. Renny's paintings are so good that they almost appearreal. But no one seems to pay them any attention until a strangeman offers to make everything that Mr. Renny paints come to life.First there's the painting of the apple, which Mr. Renny can noweat. Then there's a huge hotdog, a new car, a cruise liner... Mr.Renny paints himself a life of luxury until his friend Rose comesto ask if she can buy one of his paintings. But he doesn't have anyreal paintings left! The spell must be broken and soon! A bookcontaining subtle references to the work of Belgian surrealist RenMagritte, the illustrations are full of clever and amusingdetails.
Mice, a rottweiler, an arachnid and a few other assorted critters make sturdy reappearances in five board book versions of picture books. In Ellen Stoll Walsh's Mouse Paint, "three white mice on a white piece of paper" enjoy a colorful romp, while in Walsh's Mouse Count a similar gaggle narrowly escapes being served for dinner (Harcourt/Red Wagon, $6 each, 28p, ages 1-3 ISBN 0-15-200265-0; -200266-9 Sept.). Yet another mouse searches the animal kingdom for companionship?and finds an unexpected respondent?in Eric Carle's Do You Want to Be My Friend? (HarperFestival, $6.95, 32p, ages 2-6, ISBN 0-694-00709-9 Sept.). The rewards of industriousness are celebrated in a second Carle title, The Very Busy Spider; its embossed web brings a tactile dimension to his familiar collage artwork (Philomel, $9.95, 26p, ages 2-up ISBN 0-399-22919-1 Aug.). Finally, the canine in question is Alexandra Day's beloved Carl, who takes charge of a crew of toddlers in Carl Goes to Day Care (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $5.95, ages 1-3 ISBN
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