AN EDIBLE ALPHABET

by Bonnie Christensen ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 1, 1994

Christensen makes a handsome debut with wood engravings that recall the woodcuts of fellow-Vermonter Mary Azarian (A Farmer's Alphabet, 1981, o.p.). With admirable skill, the artist depicts children and their parents harvesting or using wild and cultivated produce in a wide variety of settings -- indoors and out, northern and tropical, city and country. Most of the featured plants are familiar; all, including a few exotics (ipomea, ulu, xanthorhiza), are briefly described at the end. But it's the air of well-being that infuses these prints that draws attention and, ultimately, the delicately incised lines, sure sense of design, and subtly added color that delight.

Pub Date: March 1, 1994

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 32

Publisher: Dial

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 15, 1994

Categories: CHILDREN'S