The Giant Seed (Stories Without Words)
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (907 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1592701159 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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laydebug said a beautiful story with lovely illustrations.. i loved the message or ingenuity, patience, and community. illustrations are creative in their varying scales and perspectives. it also gives dandelions a good name!. "Two Stars" according to Seri. disappointed - Arthur Geisert has done better
The audience gets bored. "All of Geisert's etchings are things of antique beauty--feasts for the eyes, the dandelion leaves alone are print-quality items--but the hail of lava has an otherworldly sinister loveliness. But when you know what you’re doing, as Geisert does, and can create stories with this much beauty and imagination, that stuff about going back to the well goes out the window." -- 100scopenotes"Geisert's etchings unfold with grace and understated drama; enigmatic details should urge readers to imaginatively participate in the open-ended story." -- Publishers Weekly. This is a story of magic, etched with an everydayness that encourages readers to invite wonder, even bewilderment, into their lives." -- Kirkus Reviews"Don’t repeat yourself. I would like to include unless you know what you’re doing” to that time-honored adage. In literature, we hear that a lot, right? Authors shouldn’
In this follow up to the magnificently inventive Ice, Arthur Geisert once again charms us with his porcine world. He has published just about a book a year for the past thirty years and every one of his books has been illustrated with etchings. He grew up in Los Angeles and claims not to have seen a pig until he was an adult. Trained as a sculptor in college, Geisert learned to etch at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles. Did Arthur grow up on a farm? No. In 1996 (as well as once previous to that) he won The New York Times Best Illustrated Award. This time his pigs must get creative