I thought I was the “picture book expert,” but in the past couple of weeks I’ve been introduced to two picture books with wonderful stories and illustrations–at church, of all places. The first book, The King at the Door by Brock Cole, tells the story of a king who’s disguised as a beggar. Only one person believes that the ragged old man is really the king and treats him with the proper respect and care. It’s out of print, but worth searching for.
The other book is also out of print, but a friend read it tonight at little tea party that we had for some 9-12 year old girls, including Brown Bear Daughter. I think the title is Mrs. Rosy Posy and the Fine China Plate by Robin Gunn, but I must have something wrong because I couldn’t find it on the internet by googling any combination of those words. Anyway, the book tells the story of a little girl who can’t go to a movie because her parents have said “no.” Mrs. Rosy Posy helps Natalie know how very special she is and how her parents love her enough to help her stay special and unstained–like a fine china plate.
I’m going to try to find a copy of both books to purchase before Christmas.
That books sounded so good, I did a bit of research…could it be Mrs. Rosey-Posey, with “e’s”? There is one by Robin Jones Gunn called _Mrs. Rosey-Posey and the Chocolate Cherry Treat_ which is supposed to have a good message about purity. The OOP copies look very pricey!
Yes, that’s it. I just got the title a little wrong. I thought I googled “Rosey-Posey” with every possible spelling, but obviously not.
Also, is it possible that the china plate story is from her book _Gentle Passages_? It appears that she tells that story in that book, which Focus on the Family is distributing. The “chocolate cherry” book is a picture book that is about purity.