Can you identify this book?
October 11, 2015 1:45 AM Subscribe
Okay, so, details are somewhat sketchy because I'm going back about 32 years, when I would have been roughly 8 or 9.
Here's what I remember:
It's a children's illustrated book. I'm unsure about the original language it was written in; I read it in Afrikaans but I'm sure it would have been translated from another language.
The main thing I remember was that it involved a boy (girl?) who travelled at night on moonbeams (or something similar) ... across the roofs of houses in a town or city ... maybe he/she brought dreams to other children?
The illustrations in the book were not brightly coloured, but kind of sketch-like, the colour pallette black/reddish-brown on large white backgrounds (pages).
I have been trying to track this down for a long time, but the little info I have has yielded zip so far.
Here's what I remember:
It's a children's illustrated book. I'm unsure about the original language it was written in; I read it in Afrikaans but I'm sure it would have been translated from another language.
The main thing I remember was that it involved a boy (girl?) who travelled at night on moonbeams (or something similar) ... across the roofs of houses in a town or city ... maybe he/she brought dreams to other children?
The illustrations in the book were not brightly coloured, but kind of sketch-like, the colour pallette black/reddish-brown on large white backgrounds (pages).
I have been trying to track this down for a long time, but the little info I have has yielded zip so far.
Response by poster: Nope, not BFG. The book was short, maybe 15-20 pages.
posted by New England Cultist at 2:07 AM on October 11, 2015
posted by New England Cultist at 2:07 AM on October 11, 2015
Not quite the same details but Teaser and the Firecat?
posted by jessamyn at 8:07 AM on October 11, 2015
posted by jessamyn at 8:07 AM on October 11, 2015
Every other page of Jenny and Jupie are sketch-type drawings. It's a story about a space elf named Jupie who comes and takes Jenny on adventures in his flying saucer. http://www.amazon.com/Jenny-Jupie-Our-Stories-Fujikawa/dp/0448117517
posted by Sassyfras at 8:25 AM on October 11, 2015
posted by Sassyfras at 8:25 AM on October 11, 2015
Also - there is a second Jenny and Jupie book where they travel using moonbeams.
posted by Sassyfras at 9:42 AM on October 11, 2015
posted by Sassyfras at 9:42 AM on October 11, 2015
Response by poster: None of these, sadly. The colour palette I'm looking for was much more limited - 3, maybe 4 at the most and not very bright.
posted by New England Cultist at 10:32 AM on October 11, 2015
posted by New England Cultist at 10:32 AM on October 11, 2015
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posted by pipeski at 1:57 AM on October 11, 2015