A Farmyard Song: An Old Rhyme with New Pictures
Adapted & illustrated by Christopher Manson

An old rhyme gets a face-lift in this Americana-inspired picture book. As a boy feeds the livestock on his farm he introduces each animal and its particular sound. The cumulative sing-song verse is galvanized by animal utterances, while other onomatopoetic words further enhance its toe-tapping rhythm. The cast of critters lines up on the final spreads as a memory/guessing game for readers. Manson's folk-artish woodcuts, painted with earthy-toned watercolors, suggest the down-home flavor of America's heartland during the last century. Ages 4-6.

Hardcover

Sadly now out-of-print. But happily we still have one copy.
Offered at $14.95

A Tree in the Wood: An Old Nursery Song
Adapted & illustrated by Christopher Manson

Manson's stunning woodcuts lift this familiar folksong ("And the green grass grew all around, all around, and the green grass grew all around") to fine art status. His rich, subtle, earth-toned palette, reminiscent of turn-of-the-century picture books yet timeless, gives this work a handmade feel, as if each page had been freshly inked. Manson makes proficient use of elaborate borders with the look of broad, densely-embroidered ribbons embracing both text and the accompanying illustration. The song's message of the endless circle of life and the continuity of all things is as lovely as the elegant artwork. Ages 5-8.

Hardcover

Sadly now out-of-print. But happily we still have one copy.

Offered at $13.95

Swan Song
written by J Patrick Lewis and beautifully illustrated by Christopher Wormell

In this award-winning picture book, evocatively illustrated wood engravings combine with stirring poems to celebrate the lives and commemorate the deaths of 20 of the hundreds of animals that have gone extinct over the last three centuries.

32 pages. 9 " x 12", hardcover.

All ages.

Regular price, $18.95.  Offered at $16.95