LIGHT AND SHADOW

by Myra Cohn Livingston ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 15, 1992

Fourteen well-composed color photos explore the interplay of fight and dark in intriguingly varied settings--the cool blue of the ocean at twilight or the fiery glow of sunrise; a campfire glow or a stream's midday shimmer; a funhouse mirror or a cascade of shining coins from a toll machine, silhouetted--by some alchemy--against black. Livingston explores the visual images in poems that might be termed verbal paintings, each beginning with the word ""Light"" and composed of four brief verses: ""Light finds/a place to rest/on peeling windowsills,/lazes//among/branches of a/towering tree caught in/white sky,"" begins ""Abandoned House,"" which faces a curious composition resulting from a window that reflects trees and sky--except where panes are missing. An interesting and artful book that might inspire other verbal/visual pairings.

Pub Date: April 15, 1992

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 32

Publisher: Holiday House

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 15, 1992

Categories: CHILDREN'S