Louise Pfanner

Louise Builds a House tells the tale of a girl who builds the house of her dreams. From inside and out we see the house come together at the turn of each page. I think Pfanner does a great job with her illustrations in that on one page it shows her working on the inside of the house and the other page shows the progress coming along from the outside. As I stated in my previously in my review of “Louise Builds a Boat” I really like the way Pfanner illustrates her stories with simple lines and colors, but still shows intricate details.cc… (mehr)

Louise Builds a Boat by Louise Pfanner is the story of a girl, Louise, who builds herself a boat. As Louise builds her boat she thinks of each individual detail that would make her boat just perfect. From signal flags, to the crow’s nest for dolphin watching, to the gangplank for diving she goes along detailing each step of her process. I really enjoyed the illustrations for this book because as the story goes along you can see each piece of the boat being added. Pfanner uses very simple lines and colors but still shows, in great detail, in each piece of the boat.… (mehr)