In a great green room...

I am so excited to be guest-blogging my first post on Mia's blog. Once upon a glorious time we were roommates and known as Mia and Other Mia, depending on who was around or being spoken about. So just to clarify, I am Other Mia. At least for now. I spend a lot of time around picture books because I am a children's librarian, and I wanted to take a moment to talk about interior design in kid's picture books. To me, there is no greater example than Good Night, Moon. Who doesn't want to cuddle up in such a cozy space, with striped curtains and a bright rug and all the little details. Illustrators today have amazing resources at their fingertips, and printing techonology has come a long way, but there is nothing that can replace the attention to details in the illustrations that have these simple colors and hand-drawn lines. Can you believe it was published in 1947? I tip my hat to you, illustrator Clement Hurd! The telephone and tiger rug I find particularly sophisticated. Mmm, nap time...

Goodnight Moon is by Margaret Wise Brown, Illustrations by Clement Hurd. Harper &Row Publishers inc. 1947

Image: Clement Hurd/Harper Collins Publishers