Several posts ago, I featured a children's book version of Beauty and the Beast retold and illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein. Some days ago, I ordered a copy of another book written and illustrated by him called The Wild Boy (1998), a retelling of the story of Victor, the wild boy of Aveyron. It has arrived and is as marvelous as I had hoped it would be. Here's a taste:
The frenzied energy of the drawings, their emotional wallop, and their essential grasp of the story's mystery draw me to this book. These stories of people who are confused with animals--psychically, spiritually, or physically--always fascinate me. (The Elephant Man, Raging Bull, The Wolfman, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Lycaeus, the Yeti, etc.) If you've got a kid who's between 2 and 5, get this little book. It won't disappoint.
~CD
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