'When he had an idea, he grabbed whatever was at hand, such as an old envelope or a piece of cardboard, but it was usually one of his small notebooks.'

5/4/2014

Here is Katy (the caboose) who dreams about escaping her constant journeying on the back of a freight train. She comes from one of our very favourite family books-'The Caboose who got loose' by Bill Peet. Got talking to a lovely family about Katy today as this was one of the first families who spied the book and knew it straight away. I was curious to know a bit more about Bill Peet as his illustrations are really quirky. Always loved the movement in them and that slightly sketchy feel that makes them really lively. He was a really interesting chap-his Dad loved trains hence this story. Take a look for yourselves:

http://www.billpeet.net
I like the quote above about how he worked....just grabbed whatever was at hand when he had ideas BUT lots of notebooks on hand. Always good-you can come and make them at STORYSHACK OF COURSE ;-)

Several of Bill Peet's books had an environmental theme. 'Farewell to Shady Glade' is about a beautiful forest being destroyed for buildings with a similar theme to Dr. Seuss' 'The Lorax'. You will find 'Jennifer+Josephine', 'Farewell to Shady Glade' and of course, 'The Caboose who got loose', in STORYSHACK so come on in and enjoy the stories just like our imagineers below. Ooh, they made some beautiful books too AND summoned a Fairy flying around the Barbara Hepworth lawn. It ALL happens at STORYSHACK.
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