Barbara Westman
Auteur de The Bean & the Scene: Drawings of Boston and Cambridge
Œuvres de Barbara Westman
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Cricket Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 10, June 1976 — Artiste de la couverture — 3 exemplaires
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- 92
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- #202,476
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Published in 1977, Anna's Magic Broom was author/illustrator Barbara Westman's second "story book," as the dust-jacket blurb describes it, following upon her 1976 A Beacon Hill Christmas. Prior to that, she had created two more informational picture-books, The Bean & The Scene: Drawings of Boston and Cambridge (1969) and The Beard and the Braid: Drawings of Cambridge (1970). I had never heard of Westman's work, before seeking this one out, and I only stumbled across it because of my periodic search for new witchy picture-books - a perennial pet project of mine. As it happens, Anna is never described as a witch, although her many cat companions, her witchy hat and striped stockings - all visual clues - and the fact that the magic broom seeks her out, all seem to hint that she might be. However that may be, I have kept this on my "witchy-witches" shelf, as it has enough witchy content to qualify, I think.
In terms of the story itself, it was engaging, if a bit trippy, in that distinctly 1970s way, with a surreal sequence of events that must simply be accepted in the course of the story. Despite the magical trappings, in the end this was a book about civic engagement, and the responsibilities of citizens, in keeping their city and the environment clean. The artwork was charming - again, in a distinctly 70s way - and there were plenty of little visual details and speech bubble asides to examine, in every scene. All in all, a fun little book, one I would recommend to those who enjoy vintage picture-books, as well as those seeking unusual, quirky tales of magic doings.… (plus d'informations)