The Angel and the Wild Animal, first published in 1988 (the year my beautiful daughter Nicola was born), is a beautiful book for preschoolers by well-known and prolific writer/illustrator Michael Foreman. Most parents could well and truly relate to the story; I know I can. No-one's child is ever a complete saint or a horror, they just flit between one extreme and another and fortunately at certain points in the day level out to be just normal children.The luminous water colours are a Foreman trademark and exemplify both the magical and the trying moments well.
"Sometimes we have an Angel in the house.
Most times at night, and mostly asleep.
But sometimes awake,
a golden head in the dark.
In the day, in the park,
the Angel is brighter than the sun.
In some ways this book reminds me of Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, especially the illustrations.
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