I recently came across this amazing (and award winning) children's book by D.B. Johnson, Henry Hikes to Fitchburg. In it he recounts with magnificent illustrations the anecdote Henry Thoreau wrote about walking to Fitchburg. Henry's friend remarked that he could travel to Fitchburg faster on the train, a distance of thirty miles; than Henry, who was used to walking the distance in a day. Thoreau remarked that what seems to be the obviously smart solution, to ride the train, is not necessarily the best use of one's time. While Henry's friend spends the day working hard at a number of jobs to earn the train fare, Henry is enjoying the day in a pleasant stroll through the countryside.
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Josef:
On his website, Johnson demonstrates his layered illustration style. It's fairly mind-blowing.
http://www.henryhikes.com/
Matt Frost
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