C1981
Harper & Row, Publishers
Printed in the USA
Picture book
A heavy-handed cautionary tale of how children can be punished for not doing what they are instructed. Young Ida is given the task of watching her infant sibling by a grieving mother and an absent (though strangely omnipresent) father. Illustrations, while well executed, are extremely frightening and disturbing. They have the effect of toy dolls set up to act out human situations, complete with lolling eyes and awkward stasis. The story is no better, the word flow jagged and uncomfortable to read. Would only recommend to an older child who has a penchant for Grimm fairy tales or the absurd. **
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