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Black Cat, White Cat by Silvia Borando (view source)
Revision as of 08:36, 30 September 2020
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'Black Cat, White Cat' is illustrated in a strong graphic style. Whilst the shapes are very simple, the almost 100% monochrome palette is very clever. In the day white cat is seen in front of black cat or walking past a black wall. The night sees a reversal. Black cat curls up in front of white cat and strolls past a white picket fence. This style reminds me of the very simple black and white books that are meant to appeal to babies. My toddler never really went for these as an infant but he was drawn to these pictures and loved the surprise twist at the end albeit for slightly different reasons to his mummy.
I've decided not to reveal that funny ending. You'll have to trust me that it's good. There is a clue for the sharp -eyed though on the cover, look closely at the punctuation… that's all I will say. We also have a review of Borando's [[The Hamster Book by Silvia Borando|The Hamster Book]].
Another graphically strong picture book with a limited palette and a (big) cat protagonist is [[Mr Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown]].Toddler and me highly recommend it.