tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post8866953747249551214..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: Scarry, Lies, and the Anthropomorphic TraditionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-55264287873799475302008-12-08T19:19:00.000-05:002008-12-08T19:19:00.000-05:00Check out Sam's Watson Week postings for more abou...Check out <A HREF="http://riddleburger.wordpress.com/category/watson-week/" REL="nofollow">Sam's Watson Week postings</A> for more about that family of talented illustrators.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-69786614169393412912008-12-08T16:59:00.000-05:002008-12-08T16:59:00.000-05:00Yes, drawing animals, especially clothed animals s...Yes, drawing animals, especially clothed animals seems to me to be the best and noblest reason to put pen to paper.<BR/><BR/>Scarry is a master, no doubt, and combining that with his fun stories, attention to detail, love of chaos and prolific output there is little choice but to but to call him the greatest kidlit author/illustrator ever.<BR/><BR/>In a quieter fashion, Alden Watson actually bests Scarry with his attention to detail and maybe even with his animal drawings in the book Where Everyday Things Come From.<BR/><BR/>His daughters Clyde and Wendy Watson's went on do great things for foxes and pigs.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492841891625994218noreply@blogger.com