To Market, To Market

To Market,To Market
by,Anne Miranda
illustrated by, Janet Stevens

This is a crazy, wacky, brilliantly illustrated book based on the classic nursery rhyme. The old woman in this story goes to market to buy a fat pig (home again, home again jiggity jig). But, then when she returns to the market to by a fat hen, the pig gets loose and causes all sorts of chaos in her house. One by one, her groceries (the animals) cause trouble for the woman.

The illustrations in this story are incredibly creative. There is an enormous amount of detail on each page, and children will enjoy exploring the illustrations. Pieces of the illustrations are black and white, contrasted with vibrant colors that stand out against the black and white background. The illustrations in this book were done in acrylic, oil pastel, and colored pencil with photographic and fabric collage elements. I think the variety of methods used really adds to the depth of the illustrations.