Items related to TRAIL OF STONES
Synopsis
As they enter the dark wood, familiar fairy tale characters confront the issues of fear of love, shame, grief, jealousy, loneliness, and joy in this illustrated collection of poems.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Gwen Strauss is the author of several books for young readers, including Ruth and the Green Book and The Night Shimmy with illustrations by Anthony Browne. Strauss' poems, short stories and essays have appeared in numerous publications including The New Republic, London Sunday Times, New England Review, Kenyon Review, Tampa Review and Antioch Review. She is the assistant director at the Brown Foundation Fellowship Program at the Dora Maar House in Ménerbes, France, an artist residency program run by the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. She lives in Southern France with her three children.
From Publishers Weekly
Strauss explores "the theme of metamorphosis in fairy tales" in this stunning collection of 12 dramatic monologues by familiar fairy tale characters at a moment of crisis or confrontation. The voices in these poems are both strong and complex, and the themes the characters explore--fear, loneliness, shame, jealousy--are as stark as Browne's evocative black-and-white illustrations that seem to reveal the characters' souls. We see Hansel and Gretel's father seated underneath Edvard Munch's famous woodcut, telling how the pebbles he gave his son "rattle in his dreams." We hear the wolf imagining how Red Riding Hood "will have the youngest skin / he has ever touched, her fingers unfurling / like fiddle heads in spring." Like Anne Sexton's "Cinderella," Strauss's poems are best suited to an adult audience, but they offer readers new wine in old bottles, a fresh view of familiar territory in language that has depth and power. Ages 12-up.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherKnopf Books for Young Readers
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0679805826
- ISBN 13 9780679805823
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages35
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Search results for TRAIL OF STONES
Seller Image
Trail of Stones
Published by
Alfred A. Knopf, 1990
ISBN 10: 0679805826
ISBN 13: 9780679805823
Used
Softcover
First Edition
Seller: Rosario Beach Rare Books, Lake Stevens, WA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Softcover. Condition: Good. Browne, Anthony (illustrator). 1st Edition. *Veteran-Owned, Family-Run, Small Business in the Pacific Northwest*. Seller Inventory # 005785
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Trail of Stones
Published by
Random House Children's Books, 1990
ISBN 10: 0679805826
ISBN 13: 9780679805823
Used
Softcover
First Edition
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. 1ST. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Seller Inventory # 21350285-6
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Trail of Stones
Published by
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1990
ISBN 10: 0679805826
ISBN 13: 9780679805823
Used
Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.3. Seller Inventory # G0679805826I3N00
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Trail of Stones.
Published by
Knopf Books for Young Readers, New York, NY, 1990
ISBN 10: 0679805826
ISBN 13: 9780679805823
Used
Paperback
First Edition
Seller: Black Cat Hill Books, Oregon City, OR, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Paperback. First Edition Thus in the USA (1990), so stated. Printed first in England in the same year by Julia MacRae. A hardcover edition was published by Knopf in 1982. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only a hint of wear to the outside edges and the very mildest rubbing to the panels; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive imperfections only. Bright and clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.2 x 0.2 inches). 35 pages. Illustrated with duotone drawings by Anthony Browne. Language: English. Weight: 6.5 ounces. Trade Paperback. First Edition Thus in the USA (1990), so stated. Printed first in England in the same year by Julia MacRae. A hardcover edition was published by Knopf in 1982. Seller Inventory # 57321
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Trail of Stones; [by] Gwen Strauss; illustrated by Anthony Browne
Published by
Knopf, New York, 1990
ISBN 10: 0679805826
ISBN 13: 9780679805823
Used
Library Binding
First Edition
Seller: BIBLIOPE by Calvello Books, Oakland, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Library Binding. Condition: Fine. First edition. Octavo in greey color-illus library binding; 35 p.: b/w illus; 24 cm. Fairy tales.? Folklore -- Poetry.? American poetry. Fine with the slightest signs of wear. Seller Inventory # 6178
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
TRAIL OF STONES
Published by
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1990
ISBN 10: 0679805826
ISBN 13: 9780679805823
Used
Soft cover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Eve's Book Garden, Albany, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by the illustrator without personalization. Tight & clean, unopened copy. Benefits the Friends of the Albany, Ca Library. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 042759
Quantity: 1 available