Miss Moon: Wise Words from a Dog Governess
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (571 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1101917938 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 48 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Completely charming. Absolutely love this book. The illustrations are fabulous. The text is simple and light, but cheerful and wise. A wonderful gift for someone under eight maybe or anyone of any age who loves dogs and fanciful art. Janet Hill had caught my attention when I saw a painting on Jones Design Company in her little girl's bedroom. It was not disappointed in this book! It holds all the charm I found on her web site and then some!. THIS IS A LOVELY BOOK. jamine carroll THIS IS A LOVELY BOOK, PERFECT FOR GENTLY TEACHING TIMELESS RULES OF CONDUCT. THE ILLUSTRATIONS ARE CHARMING, WITH A LARGE CAST OF DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS TO HOLD THE INTEREST OF ANY ONE READING THE BOOK, OR ANY ONE BEING READ TO. JANET HILL HAS PUT TOGETHER A CLASSIC, A BOOK THAT SHOULD BE IN EVERY CHILD'S LIBRARY.. Was this book created just for me? Amazon Customer I'd never thought of doing whimsical art with oils but it strikes me as genius! Each page is delightful and detailed. Janet has a lovely creative mind and the book is just precious. I think I'll be buying it for gifts, often in the future!
At her first placement, on a small island off the coast of France, her new charges - sixty-seven dogs of all shapes, sizes and colors - run wild. Some are practical, some are playful, one or two are a little unusual, but all are necessary for the raising of happy, healthy and well-mannered dogs (and humans).. But armed with patience and a passion for teaching, as well as her companions, Mitford the monkey and Petunia the French bulldog, Miss Moon soon imparts twenty important lessons to her furry brood. Miss Wilhelmina Moon is a dog governess
A wide variety of dog breeds are accurately portrayed in a post-impressionist style—except for the anthropomorphic details that cannot help but charm viewers . The lessons themselves are a generic guide in etiquette and whimsy . each page seemingly in competition with the previous one to outdo it in adorableness." - National Post. every picture is indeed worth a thousand words. “Twenty succinct bits of advice for living are accompanied by whimsical oil paintings of an English governess an
Her work has also been featured in Uppercase Magazine, Matchbook Magazine, Design Sponge, This Is Glamorous, The Neo-Traditionalist and Oh Joy! Janet lives in Stratford, Ontario, where she paints in a small in-house studio and lives with her husband, John, an independent bookseller, and their cat and dog. Some of Janet's corporate clients include Tiffany & Co., Hallmark UK