The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher by Molly Bang is not a book I would choose again and again. I found the illustrations and the premise of the book creepy and strange. An older woman buys strawberries at the market. A strange blue goblin looking guy tries to follow her and steal them. She uses her grey dress to blend in with her surroundings and escape the stalker. Kids may enjoy trying to find the grey lady as she blends into different backgrounds. The illustrations are clever in the way the hide the woman as well as show how she escaped in each situation, but overall I really did not enjoy the book. Despite this I would probably have it in the library because somehow it was an award winner many times over. The book won a 1981 Caldecott Honor Book award, A 1980 Boston Globe-Horn Book honor book award for Illustration, A Children's Reviewer's Choice 1980 award, ALA Booklist award, a 1980 AIGA Children's Book Show Selection award.
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