Higglety Pigglety Pop! Or, There Must Be More To Life

This is such a delightful, peculiar but beautifully illustrated fable about a little dog called Jennie who has all that she could possibly wish for, but is unsatisfied with her life so searches for more. Along the journey, there are babies who won't eat, job applications to theater and stage companies, feline milkmen, lions and, not to mention, the Mother Goose rhymes that the book has taken its title from. The dream-like journey brings her to some odd characters and situations, but at the end, she finds the happiness she never could have imagined. Why it's on the list This book is illustrated by Sendak and the carefully rendered black and white illustrations are absolutely brilliant. He provides us with visual representations of the delightful characters and adds some fanciful details that perfectly complement the main text of the story. Higglety is above all else an adult tale successfully disguised as a kids book, children will adore the illustrations and silly phrases, but in truth only adults will grasp the deeper messages. Read if you like Illustrations and fables.