Imagine

by Ruth Brown

"Imagine new, imagine old, imagine hot, imagine cold…" Perfect for young children, this book presents opposites in a clear and simple way, making the most of the wisdom that "a picture is worth a thousand words." Throughout, Ruth Brown's painterly illustrations perfectly balance the easy, rhythmic text. Ruth Brown is an award-winning author and illustrator. Her book, Snail Trail , was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal, and Ten Seeds won the English Best Illustrated Book Award.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published April 4, 2006

About the author

Born in 1941, Ruth Brown is the creator of some of Britain's best loved children's books. She has created a great many picture books for Andersen Press and is highly respected as an author and illustrator.
She attended Bournemouth College of Art, 1957–59; Birmingham College of Art, degree (with first-class honors), 1961; Royal College of Art, M.A., 1964.
She is married to artist Ken Brown and they have two grown-up sons and one grandchild.

Reviews

[Christina Reid · Rating 4 out of 5]

The front cover does not do this book justice as the illustrations inside are beautiful, vibrant and colourful as well as being full of whimsical details as the author encourages children to imagine anything and everything.
A warm bedtime story which is perfect for sharing!

[Siskiyou-Suzy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually really like this a lot! You get to travel all over the world just in these little "imagine" opposite pairs. The artworks is very lovely, the text is sparse. Ultimately it's very sweet. Though the child at the beginning looks weirdly sickly. Anyway, a nice little bedtime story that opens up conversations about the pictures . . . or just gentle imaginings before bed. Lovely. (The cover font is terrible though.)

[Tania · Rating 3 out of 5]

love the illustrations ... a, m & i read this together, one page each, outside in the sunshine on the wainui-deckchair. d was staining his almost completed bookshelf.