6/28/2023 0 Comments Owl moon picture book![]() Their collaboration earned this book a Caldecott Medal in 1988. She found a good dancing partner in illustrator John Schoenherr. It is the book - not just text or art - that has to be whole.” A picture book writer needs to remain as supple as a dancer in order to accommodate a partner (the illustrator). There is a subtle dance between art and text which cannot be entirely planned for when the writer begins. Speaking of picture books, Yolen says on her website, “The demands of picture books are so different from the demands of novels. Her writing has won many, many awards, including two Nebulas. ![]() Her latest is The Emerald Circus, short stories that reimagine other tales. She’s written more than 365 books, some for children, some YA, some fantasy, some sci-fi, and some historical fiction. The author of Owl Moon, Jane Yolen, who is also a poet, is prolific. ![]() This love doesn’t need words it’s reflected in every action, every quiet footstep, every animal hidden in the illustrations, to which you need to pay attention. The illustration below that sentence is of a father carrying his daughter through the snow, toward home. ![]() ![]() You’ll notice I wrote that sentence with line breaks, as if it were a poem. “When you go owling / you don’t need words / or warm / or anything but hope. In Owl Moon, love looks like a father and daughter owling under a bright shining moon. ![]()
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