Kn Nurs Tale Lib-Bxd

Familiar titles in the Knopf Nursery Tale Library feature illustrations in a variety of styles. Cook's beautifully lit paintings for the The Gingerbread Boy are in an impressionistic style, drenched in sun and shadows; Amoroso brings an antic cartoon style to the verses of Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog; sweet watercolors by Lydecker show the elegant city mouse and her contented country cousin; and Spowart depicts The Three Bears in charming pastels full of subtle surprisesalong with Cook's art, the stand-outs of the collection. Ages 3-6. (October)