On his Facebook page, Brown shares this lovely page of his sketchbook - a fine addition to the private sketchbooks of celebrated artists and designers - showing the very first Mr. Johnson’s recently admired children’s adaptation of Thoreau’s philosophy, Brown blends watercolor, ink, pencil, and digital with a masterful sensitivity to color and texture. To craft the book’s distinctive, expressive sensibility, which bears a certain kinship to D. Tiger who finds himself suffocated by social mores and, one fine day, decides to go wild. Witty, wise, and full of Brown’s vibrant, vintage-inspired illustrations reminiscent of Charley Harper and The Provensens, it tells the story of a very proper Mr. Tiger Goes Wild ( public library) by Caldecott Honor artist Peter Brown - a charming modern-day fable about authenticity, daring to be different, and the often challenging quest for acceptance. Lovers of exceptional picture-books will be instantly enamored with Mr.
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