#42 of 1001 · September 11, 2020

At the intersection of fantasy adventure, human drama, and poetic symbolism lies Brock Cole’s The Winter Wren. The quest of the young hero can be read simultaneously on three levels: the literal (rescuing his sister from a supernatural abduction), the emotional (atoning to his mother for his clumsy waste of food during a famine), and the allegorical (contending with personified manifestations of the passing seasons). In his delicate watercolor illustrations, Cole artfully renders both the muted desperation of a bleak winter and and the abundant renewal of a long-awaited spring. #brockcole #winter #spring #book #books #childrensbooks #beautifulbook #beautifulbooks #beautifulbookcover #beautifulbookcovers #picturebook #picturebooks #picturebookillustration #picturebookillustrations #picturebookart #classicchildrensbooks #childrensbookillustration #childrensliterature #illustration #kidlit #kidsbooks #bookworm #booklover #booklovers #bibliophile #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #instabook #instabooks