Patricia A. Compton
Auteur van The Terrible Eek
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- 57
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- #287,973
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- 3.6
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- 5
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- 4
Published in 1991, The Terrible Eek appears to be author Patricia A. Compton's only book, although illustrator Sheila Hamanaka has many other titles to her credit, as both author and artist. I had not heard of either creator when picking up this title, which I sought out due to my interest in folklore. On the whole, I found the telling only moderately engaging, as I kept expecting to feel more amused than I did. Perhaps I simply wasn't in the right frame of mind for this kind of comedy of errors. I was also quite disappointed to find that there was no note of any kind, either within the book or on the dust-jacket, to indicate the source of this tale, as this is something I always look for with folkloric retellings. Given this response, this might have been a two-star book for me, had I not found Hamanaka's oil painting illustrations so arresting. I don't know if I'd call them beautiful, but they were certainly expressive, and very interesting to look at. I'll have to see if I can track down more of her work. As for this one, although the telling didn't make a particularly strong impression on me, tastes vary, so I would still recommend it to young folklore enthusiasts, or picture book audiences who enjoy humorous tales.… (meer)