I’m now entering the 3rd day of sitting at home with a sick kid, and let me tell you, the novelty has worn off.
It’s not the pig plague (I don’t think), and she’s feeling much better today. Thank goodness for Netflix‘s “Watch Instantly” feature, which introduced us to Pingu, Milo & Otis, and the Angelina Ballerina cartoons.
Thing is, when you’re watching new stuff, you never know when a scary part is going to come up. So any hope of sitting with her, laptops side by side, as I work and she watches are…how shall I say…
Unrealistic.
So starved was I for any modicum of adult entertainment (not that kind) that I was THRILLED when before naptime Ruthie produced the library book, The Princess and the Pea by Lauren Child.
You know Lauren Child. She the brilliant Brit responsible for the Charlie and Lola series. The series responsible for a camp counselor pulling me aside last summer and asking, sotto voce, “Do you know Georgie sometimes speaks with an English accent?”
She wasn’t concerned so much as excited, so I didn’t have the heart to tell her that while she does, in fact, have a British grandparent, the reason for the accent is more likely attributable to a tv show and a flair for the dramatic. (No idea where she gets THAT.)
But I digress. So we open the book, and imagine my delight and surprise when I saw how the book is illustrated.
Interiors! Beautiful ones! They’re little dioramas, with 2-D cartoon people inserted into them.
I would TOTALLY live in this room:
I especially love that the scale is a little mixed up, which keeps the mood lighthearted. Check out the mattresses:
In the back of the book, it says that Lauren Child is influenced by Vermeer, at least for this project. I totally buy that.
Have to sign off…”Angelina’s Big Day” is over. Sigh.
