nspired by her own family, the album of her Florida trip brings back both the happy and the turbulent times of a typical car trip and of sleeping in different motels until the final destination was reached. May even teaches her older brother a thing or two!
*My Family Vacation. Text and illustrations. Montreal: Tundra Books, 1988.
ay woke up when it was still dark out. She helped Dad pack the car just as dawn was breaking. May was getting ready to go on her first family vacation — to Florida.
8 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches
Combination of pencil
and collage
8 x 7 inches
Gouache on Saundres
watercolour paper
hen she got to the top, she walked out to the end of the long narrow diving board and looked down at the glittering turquoise pool below. It was so far away! She felt very, very small.
8 x 7 1/2 inches
Pencil
7 15/16 x 6 15/16 inches
Gouache on Saundres watercolour paper
nspired by her own family, the album of her Florida trip brings back both the happy and the turbulent times of a typical car trip and of sleeping in different motels until the final destination was reached. May even teaches her older brother a thing or two!
ay woke up when it was still dark out. She helped Dad pack the car just as dawn was breaking. May was getting ready to go on her first family vacation — to Florida.
hen she got to the top, she walked out to the end of the long narrow diving board and looked down at the glittering turquoise pool below. It was so far away! She felt very, very small.