Meet Miss Moon, Dog Governess

Tue, 05/24/2016 - 9:00am by manz

You know that moment when you walk by a book shelf and a face-out book catches your eye, so you pick it up and open it, and you instantly feel the warm and fuzzies? This is one of those books for me. With beautiful oil paintings of so many dogs paired with such kind words of wisdom my heart just melted.

Miss Moon: Wise Words from a Dog Governess is a picture book, but isn’t quite a story, and is absolutely not just for kids. Miss Wilhelmina Moon sets off to a small island off the coast of France to be a governess to sixty-seven dogs. (DOGS!) Each page is consumed with gorgeous full-color oil paintings of Miss Moon and her companions biking, bathing, reading, celebrating, and more. With each page the only text is a life lesson. Lesson One: Friends can come in many shapes and sizes. Lesson Two: Be true to your adventurous spirit. It’s really quite sweet, and the whimsical nostalgia-inspired images illustrate such wisdom perfectly. Don’t miss the “class photo” at the end.

This book is great if you like works by Maira Kalman, or are a fan of dogs or of wisdom for the soul kinds of books.

Since finding the book I have discovered that the Canadian author/illustrator Janet Hill has had her work featured all over, and she has an Etsy shop where her work is available for purchase – including art from Miss Moon: Wise Words from a Dog Governess! So if you’re into dogs doing amazing things, take a peek.