Book Review: Sally Jones and the False Rose
January 30, 2024
This charming and quirky book is a masterclass in thoughtful, measured storytelling.
Alex can usually be found in the Picture Book department at Telling Tales. She enjoys children’s fiction, photography and art books, and literary fiction. She cannot go past a beautiful illustration, and loves books that are idiosyncratic, dark and funny. Favourite authors include Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen, Janet and Allen Ahlberg, Margaret Mahy, Margaret Atwood, Annie Proulx and Emily St. John Mandel.
This charming and quirky book is a masterclass in thoughtful, measured storytelling.
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