Lot 1226: MARSHALL, JAMES. 1942-1992.- "'Oooh,' she said. 'This is scary,'"

"'Oooh,' she said. 'This is scary,'" watercolor and pencil, 292 x 451 mm, signed and inscribed for Arnold Lobel "For Arnold, Love Jim." Matted and framed. An alternative illustration for Little Red Riding Hood (New York: Dial Books, 1987). Provenance : Arnold Lobel. As the creator of George and Martha, the Stupids and Viola Swamp, James Marshall approached the classic fairy tale with great wit and aplomb. Only he could have depicted the Wolf hiding behind a tree with his snout emerging. He presented this alternative to the published illustration to his dear friend and fellow children's book illustrator Arnold Lobel, best known for the Frog and Toad books.