Mixed impressions
These two pieces are sure to leave very different impressions with different viewers. The Hunting of the Snark is a perennial favorite, perhaps the finest piece of nonsense in the English language. It is well worth presenting again and again, keeping it fresh as tastes in visual and performance styles change. The Talking Eggs is a modern fairy tale in an urban setting. It features kind-hearted Selina and her more self-centered mother and brother in brief story about generosity, achieving one's dreams, and being open to a little bit of everyday magic. Both stories feature a loose, warm, hand-drawn style that makes the art very accessible. "Snark" use more pen and watercolor, "Eggs" uses pastel or colored pencil on coarse paper, in an animated collage. James Earl Jones, one of the most recognizable and impressive voices around, narrates "Snark." Danny Glover, almost as well recognized, offers his voice to "Eggs." Both stories, but especially "Eggs" will appeal to kids of read-to-me...
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