Anita and Arnold Lobel's On Market Street: a pediatric guide to capitalism
FOUND AT the Sick Child Clinic today: On Market Street by Anita and Arnold Lobel. It's a picture book that illustrates the alphabet in beautiful shapes, patterns, and designs. Truth is, it's also an introductory lesson on shopping hoarding.
The story begins this way:
A for apples. B for books. Ingenious.
C for clocks—who's the talking pendulum clock in The Beauty and the Beast? O for oranges; surely he's had a good dose of vitamin C.
F for flowers—the person looks like s/he's wearing a dress with floral designs. The U for umbrellas, which make him look like a knight in shining armor.
I for ice cream! L for lollipops!
And the parting words . . . .
So the story is about friendship after all, and capitalism, and why material gifts matter.
The story begins this way:
A for apples. B for books. Ingenious.
C for clocks—who's the talking pendulum clock in The Beauty and the Beast? O for oranges; surely he's had a good dose of vitamin C.
F for flowers—the person looks like s/he's wearing a dress with floral designs. The U for umbrellas, which make him look like a knight in shining armor.
I for ice cream! L for lollipops!
And the parting words . . . .
So the story is about friendship after all, and capitalism, and why material gifts matter.
Love picture books. If print dies out or becomes marginal paper picture books will remain.
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