Fabian Escapes

McCarty, Peter. 2007. Fabian Escapes. New York: Henry Holt and Company.

Hondo the dog and Fabian the cat both live in a nice little home. After Hondo gets home from his walk Fabian escapes out the window to experience the neighborhood and Hondo remains inside and manages to have his own adventure. Fabians smells the flowers and makes new friends while Hondo eats crackers from the baby and gets to play dress up with one of the children. At the end of the day Fabian returns and Hondo welcomes him home. Peter McCarty both wrote and illustrated this book using pencil on watercolor paper. The illustrations are both magical and whimsy. The pages are an off-white color which contributes to the older feeling of the text.