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One hundred years ago, a little girl named Dorothy and her Kansas house were picked up by a tornado and whisked away to a land somewhere over the rainbow. This land was called Oz, and it has been the inspirational starting point for generations of children, writers, artists, and dreamers ever since. In this celebration of L. Frank Baum's extensive Oz series, thirty beloved picture book authors and illustrators pay homage to the wondrous Emerald City and its marvelous inhabitants. Brief personal essays are accompanied by remarkable illustrations by the likes of Peter Sís, Tomie dePaola, William Joyce, Kay Chorao, Jules Feiffer, Trina Schart Hyman, and Maurice Sendak. Robin McKinley was thrilled to find stories that featured "Girls Who Did Things." Ann M. Martin loved Frank Baum's poetic dedications in his books. Due to the fall of the Iron Curtain, Oz disappeared from young Peter Sís's life in Moravia for many years--eventually he discovered the communists had deemed it "ideologically incorrect." Madeleine L'Engle, Paul O. Zelinsky, Lloyd Alexander, Natalie Babbitt, and others describe their early encounters and later connections to Baum's imaginary world of tin men, flying monkeys, witches, and hen heroines. This collection of essays and illustrations is truly a labor of love--a perfect gift for any fan of Oz. (Ages 10 and older) --Emilie Coulter
From Publishers Weekly
A century after the publication of L. Frank Baum's books, 30 artists and authors recall their earliest memories of the land of Oz in Oz: The Hundredth Anniversary Celebration, edited by Peter Glassman. Jerry Pinkney realistically portrays the Lion and briefly discusses the meaning of courage; a wordless spread shows Chris Van Allsburg's dramatic sepia picture of Dorothy's Kansas farmhouse tossed by the cyclone; Ann M. Martin describes her love affair with the books themselves, their design, the sound of the characters' names; Eric Carle shows the Very Hungry Caterpillar dressed up as the Tin Man. Other contributors include Jules Feiffer, Natalie Babbitt and Peter S!s. Proceeds from book sales will be donated to Reading Is Fundamental.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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One hundred years ago, a little girl named Dorothy and her Kansas house were picked up by a tornado and whisked away to a land somewhere over the rainbow. This land was called Oz, and it has been the inspirational starting point for generations of children, writers, artists, and dreamers ever since. In this celebration of L. Frank Baum's extensive Oz series, thirty beloved picture book authors and illustrators pay homage to the wondrous Emerald City and its marvelous inhabitants. Brief personal essays are accompanied by remarkable illustrations by the likes of Peter Sís, Tomie dePaola, William Joyce, Kay Chorao, Jules Feiffer, Trina Schart Hyman, and Maurice Sendak. Robin McKinley was thrilled to find stories that featured "Girls Who Did Things." Ann M. Martin loved Frank Baum's poetic dedications in his books. Due to the fall of the Iron Curtain, Oz disappeared from young Peter Sís's life in Moravia for many years--eventually he discovered the communists had deemed it "ideologically incorrect." Madeleine L'Engle, Paul O. Zelinsky, Lloyd Alexander, Natalie Babbitt, and others describe their early encounters and later connections to Baum's imaginary world of tin men, flying monkeys, witches, and hen heroines. This collection of essays and illustrations is truly a labor of love--a perfect gift for any fan of Oz. (Ages 10 and older) --Emilie Coulter
From Publishers Weekly
A century after the publication of L. Frank Baum's books, 30 artists and authors recall their earliest memories of the land of Oz in Oz: The Hundredth Anniversary Celebration, edited by Peter Glassman. Jerry Pinkney realistically portrays the Lion and briefly discusses the meaning of courage; a wordless spread shows Chris Van Allsburg's dramatic sepia picture of Dorothy's Kansas farmhouse tossed by the cyclone; Ann M. Martin describes her love affair with the books themselves, their design, the sound of the characters' names; Eric Carle shows the Very Hungry Caterpillar dressed up as the Tin Man. Other contributors include Jules Feiffer, Natalie Babbitt and Peter S!s. Proceeds from book sales will be donated to Reading Is Fundamental.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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