Review of the Day: Fred Gets Dressed by Peter Brown

Fred Gets Dressed
By Peter Brown
Little, Brown and Company
$18.99
ISBN: 978-0-316-20064-6
On shelves now.

If ever you want to determine where one nation differs from another, look into how nudity is portrayed in that country’s picture books. Around the world it’s a common sight. From the Korean Bath Fairy by Heena Baek to the Dutch Coco and the Little Black Dress by Annemarie van Haeringen, to whatever the heck it is that Babette Cole was up to with Mummy Laid an Egg. In America? It’s different....