CARTOON MODERN pal Ward Jenkins has compiled a great Flickr photoset and written an insightful blog post about Tom Oreb’s one and only foray into children’s book illustration—the 1950 Golden Book ONCE UPON A WINTERTIME, based on the MELODY TIME segment of the same name. Oreb obviously doesn’t have much of an opportunity to stretch out design-wise because he’s doing a relatively straight adaptation. Still, Oreb’s page layouts are quite thoughtful and the overall effect of characters, composition and color is charming. Ward sums it up best when he says, “It’s a shame that [Oreb] did not pursue this line of work outside of his animation career. He could’ve forged new ground with his eye for design and color.”