Animal Land picture book from 1897 by 4-year-old and her mom

"Animal Land Where There Are No People" -- first published in Scotland in 1897 -- was written by four-year-old Sybil Corbet and illustrated by her mother, Katharine. This 50 Watts edition gives a colorful twist to a delightfully odd and forgotten treasure. As Andrew Lang says in his introduction, “A professional wit would be in labor to create these animals and these words, which Sybil has only to open her eyes and see, to open her lips and utter." / 64-page paperback, 6 x 6 inches, published in 2022 Includes the original introduction by Andrew Lang. "With art reminiscent of Mervyn Peake and nonsense reminiscent of Edward Lear, this gorgeous, crazy Victorian bestiary is a reminder that the best taxonomies are written by kids."--Carson Ellis