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Originally Posted by vlmagee
First, I am always a bit sad when someone reacts like that to the illustrations in the book. I won't belabor the point, but let's just say they are very French. (The illustrator is a French speaking Canadian). Children's books in French are usually illustrated in a manner that is very unlike what we see in the US or English speaking Canada, and the vocabulary used is far above the equivalent used in English. I'm not sure why, or whether it has any long-term impact, but I immediately recognized the French influence in the illustrations including the cover.
The extra verses are:
And then we form in single file
inside the moon we go
Into a land of magic
that the grownups do not know
Where the streets are paved with chocolate
and the trees are hung with toys
And there's chewing gum for every one
of the little girls and boys
(after "At Mr. Moon's front door")
and ...
But then the clouds surround us
and the seas begin to boil
And the wind howls like a dragon
as upon the decks we toil
When 'longside floats a bottle
which soon on board is hove
With a map inside which leads us
to a giant treasure trove
(after "And laugh the whole night through")
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The French Canadian thing explains a lot.
Cathy