Neil Philip

Folktales of America

Stockings of buttermilk: traditional stories from the United States of America
Illustrator: Mair, Jacqueline

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Vivid traditional tales from around the USA, simply retold and with context notes, gorgeously illustrated throughout by Jacqueline Mair in her distinctive hand-stitched folk-art style.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anness Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 259mm x 184mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 596g
• ISBN-13: 9781861478597
• ISBN-10: 1861478593
• Artikelnr.: 50124746

Autorenporträt

Neil Philip is a writer, folklorist and poet and loves the art of storytelling in all its forms. He has an M.A. in English Language and Literature from Oxford University and a Ph.D. from London University in Children's Literature and Folklore. Among his many books are Poets of the Inuit, The Adventures of Odysseus, and The Tale of Sir Gawain. His work has won numerous awards, including the Aesop Award of the American Folklore Award. Jacqueline Mair is an artist well-loved for her vivid and atmospheric work. She has held solo shows, including in Mexico City, the USA, India and Great Britain. Her many books include Folktales of Mexico, and Indian Folk Tales, both published in new editions by Armadillo, as well as I Have a News: Rhymes from the Caribbean, and The Bottle Imp.