The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Levine, Rhoda

Arthur

48 pp. | NYRB | October, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59017-935-2 $15.95
Reissue (1962, Atheneum)

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Everett Aison. Arthur, a nonconformist bird, survives a New York City winter alone, having declined to go south with his Central Park friends. The pictures of his efforts to stay alive (he finds warmth over the subway gratings) offer sophisticated fun in this lengthy picture book for older readers. Aison combines black crayon and black ink, subtly shaded for interesting effects of city trees, people, and birds.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: August, 1962