
The illustrations alone are worth the book, which is a retelling of an old, wintery Norse tale. A tale of courage, inventiveness and kindness! Number Seven loved the story and the foreign, Nordic, rich and gorgeous illustrations!
...and the second one is a tropical, warm tale, very different from the first one! Number Seven, animal lover extraordinaire, loved it!

Cecily G and the 9 Monkeys, by H. A. and Margret Rey, reprinted 2007 HRH Books.
I actually requested it from Inter Library Loan and received the very old original hardcover. I see that it has been reprinted and saw that the the new edition had a lovely note from Louise Borden explaining how Curious George was born and the fascinating life of the authors! She has written a lovely picture book on the Reys that I highly recommend, proving the Curious George is actually a... Brazilian monkey!
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