Mary and the Mouse, the Mouse and Mary Reviews

Schwartz & Wade Books

I adore McClintock's signature vintage style. She captures period details without cluttering her compositions; she maintains an almost Renaissance-like sense of perspective and her watercolor palette is softly understated, her brushstrokes nearly invisible.

Any book with McClintock as its illustrator announces itself as a Big Deal; clearly the publisher means it as a stand-out. And this is before I read the press release about Donofrio, a bestselling author who's turning her hand to kiddie...