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by: Nancy Willard  Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54 EAN: 9780152622107 Edition: 1st ISBN: 0152622101 Label: Harcourt Children's Books Manufacturer: Harcourt Children's Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 32 Publication Date: October 31, 1991 Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Studio: Harcourt Children's Books Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Here is an imaginative tale about the unconventional fifteenth-century Flemish painter Hieronymus Bosch, as told by his wildly dissatisfied housekeeper. Caldecott Medalists Leo and Diane Dillon and their son, Lee, depict a most unusual household filled with pickle-winged fish, flying furniture, and other bizarre delights. “From its sumptuous paintings to its gilt frames to its quixotic verse, everything about this exquisitely produced tour de force bespeaks wit and elegance.”--Publishers Weekly Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Pish Posh - Pish Posh, I Love Hieronymus BoschThe work of Hieronymus Bosh fascinates me. What a treat it was to find a book not only about my beloved artist but one that is a work of art all by it self. Pish Posh Hieronymus Bosh is a children's book written by Nancy Willard and illustrated by The Dillons (Diane and Leo.) Bosh lived and painted in the Netherlands during the thirteenth and fourteenth century. His paintings are famous for their strange little creatures. I look at them and at times, the paintings appear futuristic ... Read More Rating: - Marvelously ImaginativeMedieval Dutch painter Hieronymous Bosch often included strange creatures in his paintings. Of course, as a busy artist, he would have employed a housekeeper, and she might have been a trifle disturbed by the many bizarre creations inhabiting the household. This is the premise behind Willard's poem. The housekeeper, exasperated by having to deal with "three-legged thistles" sleeping in her wash, an oven which turns itself into a rake, and dragons which block the sink, packs her bags and leaves. ... Read More Rating: - Glorious illustrations matched by singing languageThis has got to be one of my favorite children's books. I don't know which is more impressive--the extravagant Bosch-inspired illustrations, or the witty verse with its precise rhymes and impeccable rhythm. At first it appears to be a too-precious book appreciated only by adults, but in fact children seem to love it too. My 3-year-old son, entranced by the jumping, singing langauge, loves it. He particularly enjoys all the talk of creepy crawlies and moster-animal hybrids. ("Which one is the pickle ... Read More Rating: - Introducing Hieronymus Bosch....."Once upon a time there was an artist named Hieronymus Bosch who loved odd creatures. Not a day passed that the good woman who looked after his house didn't find a new creature lurking in a corner or sleeping in a cupboard..." So begins Nancy Willard's inventive picture book about this mysterious Dutch painter who filled his canvasses with fantastic and intriguing beings of all shapes and sizes. This poor housekeeper couldn't take it anymore. "I'm quitting your service, I've had quite enough/of your three ... Read More Rating:  - Gorgeous and EnticingThis book is worth buying for the illustrations alone. Although the story is not terrifically compelling, and some of the words are too difficult for young children, the book as a whole is a pleasure - endless fun for reading aloud, quite enjoyable for adults and children both. The rhymed verse tells of the woes of Bosch's beknighted housekeeper, who must do all the standard house chores while caring for - and being harrassed by - Bosch's collection of weird creatures. She decamps, but finds she can't ... Read More 
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