Fri 3 Sep 2010
Clancy & Millie and the Very Fine House
Posted by Malcolm under New Books , Picture BooksNo Comments
I loved Amy & Louis, a picture book by Libby Gleeson and Freya Blackwood, and this picture book has these two teamed again to great effect. Clancy has moved house.His mother lkoves her new house, his father thinks it “a very fine dwelling,” but Clancy thinks it’s too big. Feeling rather disconcerted, (and we’re shown that, not told it) he goes outside and discovers the packing boxes. Soon he’s palying with them, and Millie from next door climbs over the fence to help. They build towers and trains, little pigs’ houses which they blow down, and then one they can’t, and when Millie says “It’s the best house,” Clancy responds with, “It’s a very fine dwelling,” and they go inside. Beautifully understated, lovely clouds, and a rare cooperation between writer and illustrator that means things that are shown by the pictures aren’t repeated in the text. I love this one too.








