Author: VERNON, ADELE (RETOLD BY)
Title: The Riddle (Based on an Old Catalan Story: El Rei I El Carboner)
Description: New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1987. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Robert Rayevsky and Vladimir Radunsky. Color Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "After co-illustrating a picture book by Adele Vernon entitled The Riddle (Dodd, Mead, 1987) , Radunsky published his first solo-illustrated book for children, The Pup Grew Up! By Samuel Marshak with Henry Holt in 1989. He quickly became a sought-after illustrator, creating books with a roster of authors that included his wife Eugenia. Radunsky’s 1994 title The Maestro Plays (Holt, 1994) by Bill Martin, Jr. Inspired a series of animated shorts used on Sesame Street. He illustrated several picture book adaptations of songs by Woody Guthrie, including Howdi Do (Candlewick, 2000) , and in 2007 partnered with dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov for the comic ballet-inspired fairy tale Because… (Atheneum, 2007). One of Radunsky’s best-known works is The Mighty Asparagus (Harcourt, 2004) , his own interpretation of a favorite Russian folktale, featuring artwork inspired by Italian Renaissance paintings. The book was named a New York Times Best Illustrated Book in 2004." (from the Publishers Weekly website). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .
Keywords: Young Adult Adele Vernon Catalan Spain Folklore Folktales Riddles
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Title: The Riddle (Based on an Old Catalan Story: El Rei I El Carboner)
Description: New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1987. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Robert Rayevsky and Vladimir Radunsky. Color Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "After co-illustrating a picture book by Adele Vernon entitled The Riddle (Dodd, Mead, 1987) , Radunsky published his first solo-illustrated book for children, The Pup Grew Up! By Samuel Marshak with Henry Holt in 1989. He quickly became a sought-after illustrator, creating books with a roster of authors that included his wife Eugenia. Radunsky’s 1994 title The Maestro Plays (Holt, 1994) by Bill Martin, Jr. Inspired a series of animated shorts used on Sesame Street. He illustrated several picture book adaptations of songs by Woody Guthrie, including Howdi Do (Candlewick, 2000) , and in 2007 partnered with dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov for the comic ballet-inspired fairy tale Because… (Atheneum, 2007). One of Radunsky’s best-known works is The Mighty Asparagus (Harcourt, 2004) , his own interpretation of a favorite Russian folktale, featuring artwork inspired by Italian Renaissance paintings. The book was named a New York Times Best Illustrated Book in 2004." (from the Publishers Weekly website). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .
Keywords: Young Adult Adele Vernon Catalan Spain Folklore Folktales Riddles
Price: US$ 20.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 37638
- Book number: 37638
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