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For all lovers of TOM KERR's artwork, here's a little stop-gap to tide you over until I get around to featuring the contents of LITTLE STAR (in particular, The MAGIC BUS strip that Tom illustrated inside the nursery title). Five, count 'em, five covers all by Tom.
Good grief, look at the kids' faces on the Japan cover - not racist or anything. I'm surprised they weren't wearing blackface make-up on the Africa cover. Ah well, it was 1972.
ReplyDeleteI just take the view that as it's drawn in a cartoon style, a little exaggeration is acceptable when no racial insult is intended, CJ.
ReplyDeleteThis and the previous Little Star post are all part of growing up for me.
ReplyDeleteEvery cover has looked so familiar to me.
Its that Magic Bus that pushed all the way through the nostalgia barrier,
I wanted that bus as a child.
Even now I love the whole idea behind the strip.
Only thing is, Baab, that bus seems to carry only two small people. Now what about a real, full-sized magic bus, eh? How does that grab you?
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