The common fear of dealing with a new situation is handled well, and Browne’s treatment of the topic will have readers nodding with understanding. The intriguing gouache and crayon illustrations are enjoyable to study as Browne subtly inserts strange images, including a rabbit on a roof and the shadow of a menacing bear.
Beautifully and subtly executed, with Brown’s extraordinary illustrative powers at work throughout. The magic is in the dreamlike scenes that appear in each successive house’s window-are they real, or Joe’s anxieties made manifest?. An amazingly astute, artful unfurling of tightly coiled childhood social anxieties.
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