H.A. Rey's The Stars, 1962 Hardback Copy grain scoop to assorted presents thrown down

to assorted presents thrown down "from the third floor"

he seems very much as if he just hopped in from the garden

all popping against the dark blue ground

with his wings and

H.A. Rey's The Stars, 1962 Hardback Copy grain scoop to assorted presents thrown downI've been looking at the night sky a lot of late, and when I came across this one the other day while out and about it just struck me as a great book to have around, and a lovely one too, with lots and lots of deep blue full page star maps in it. Rey's thing was redrawing the constellations to make them much more easily recognizable, and I must say, for me at least, his "new way to see them" really helps! (well, maybe not so new, the book was first