We recently came across Barbara Reid's children's books. Her illustrations are all made with plasticine clay, so they really stand out. Here's my favorite page from her book "Two by Two". Take a close look at it and you'll see Noah's wife collecting the chicken's eggs while standing on a turtle's shell and then handing them to a kangaroo. There's just so much going on in the pages!
While reading her book "Zoe's Year", the illustrations just seemed a bit too familiar. Turns out the author is from Toronto and so are her scenes!
I was showing John the above picture and he named the location - High Park! The nut seller, the trail, the trees, the black squirrels. Here's the real spot:
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