Roald Dahls childrens classic will be rediscovered with wonder and delight in this handsome gift edition with all-new black-and-white illustrations by Caldecott Honor Book artist Lane Smith (who also designed the characters for the Disney animated film). How James escapes from his miserable life with two nasty aunts and becomes a hero to his new insect family including Miss Spider the Old-Green-Grasshopper the Centipede (with his 21 pairs of gorgeous boots) is Dahl-icious fantasy at its bestThis newly-illustrated edition of an avowed childrens favorite has all the makings of a classic match-up: Milne had Shepard Carroll had Tenniel and now Dahl has Smith...author and illustrator were made for each other and its of little consequence that it took almost 35 years for them to meet --Kirkus.
From the Hardcover Library Binding edition.
