If Not for You - Hardcover

Dylan, Bob

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1451648812 ISBN 13: 9781451648812

Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2016

Synopsis

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE

Iconic singer-songwriter Bob Dylan and illustrator David Walker team up to present this charming, cozy, and touching interpretation of “If Not for You.”

If not for you...
I’d be sad and blue.
If not for you...
I just wouldn’t have a clue.
If not for you...
What would I do?

In this inventive interpretation of Bob Dylan’s 1970 song “If Not for You,” illustrator David Walker beautifully imagines Dylan’s lyrics as portraying the bottomless love between a parent and a child—and the magical experiences they might share together.

About this title

From the Author:

Bob Dylan has released thirty-eight studio albums, which collectively have sold over 120 million copies around the world. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature and has been awarded the French Legion of Honor, a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor. His memoir, Chronicles: Volume One, spent a year on the New York Times bestseller list.

David Walker has been drawing and painting all his life. A freelance artist for almost twenty years, his work can be found on a wide array of products including greeting cards, fabrics, and of course, children’s books. David lives and works in his studio in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, happily surrounded by paper, paints, and a big lazy spotted dog. Please visit David at DavidWalkerStudios.com.
 

Review:

"A floppy-eared dog and his pup treasure each other’s company in anthropomorphic domestic scenes that every child will recognize.... The palette and technique of the acrylic illustrations are soft and rounded using broken lines and delicate highlights. They provide a warm and fuzzy feeling that adds to the theme of love between a parent and child. The lyrics to Dylan’s 1970 song “If Not for You” are the text. VERDICT: Walker has done a fantastic job of interpreting Dylan’s song for children.", School Library Journal, March 2016

"Walker illustrates the 1970 Dylan tune with an adorable parent-child canine pair. Using minimal backgrounds and props to keep the focus on the relationship, Walker masterfully conveys emotions in his acrylic illustrations...the pictures are so poignant that parents could make up their own words.", Kirkus Reviews, March 2016

About this edition

• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1451648812
• ISBN 13: 9781451648812
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Walker David