Growing up and Other Vices - Hardcover

Midda, Sara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 156305728X ISBN 13: 9781563057281

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company, 1994

Synopsis

The acclaimed author of the international bestsellers In and Out of the Garden and Sara Midda's South of France turns her genius to the universally shared emotions, charms, and mysteries of childhood.

Each page of Growing Up and Other Vices is a book unto itself. Whimsical little figures illustrate Table Manners ("Do not rummage through the dish to find the tastiest morsel for yourself"); Things You Are Supposed to Grow Out Of . . .; A Noise Brought on by Nature and How to Deal with It; and Behaviour Towards Various Creatures.

In a work that is both enchanting and revealing, Sara Midda wryly observes our adult imperfections. Not a drawing, not a word is untrue, not a moment untouched by a smile of recognition. 52,000 copies in print.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

GROWING UP AND OTHER VICES

From Sara Midda, the artist who created In and Out of the Garden and then South of France, comes her long-awaited third book.

Growing Up and Other Vices is a magical evocation of the mysteries of childhood and also a gentle satire on the imperfections of adulthood. Her captivating watercolor illustrations convey the perceptions and inner feelings of children in a way that is both profound and revealing. Not a drawing, not a word is untrue. It is Sara Midda at her dazzling best, in a book to return to again and again.

About the Author:

Sara Midda is an artist who lives in West Sussex, England, and previously lived in the south of France. Her most recent book is Artisan’s children’s activity book How to Build an A.

About this edition

• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 156305728X
• ISBN 13: 9781563057281
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32