Ivy's current reading list includes an excellent picture book called Pumpkin Soup. You can't really tell from the cover, but the illustrations in this book are truly wonderful. Several reminded me of Renaissance paintings like one of my favourites by Jan Van Eyck, and there's even a scary one reminiscent of Hieronymus Bosch. The story has wonderful rhythm, too...good enough to make me seek out the author's personal site. There's even a tasty-sounding recipe for pumpkin soup at the back -- so much to love about the book.
