This one-of-a-kind retrospective brings together a rich selection of pieces from Wendell Minor's extraordinary body of jacket art, with lively commentary from authors and others on the relationship between a book's cover and what's inside. Introduction by David McCullough; illustrated index.
Wendell Minor is the celebrated illustrator of more than forty picture books for children. His work reflects his deep interest in American history and American landscape and his desire to bring the natural world to children. He currently lives in rural Connecticut with his wife, author Florence Friedmann Minor. Visit him at www.minorart.com.
Florence Minor, a former film editor for ABC News, is the coeditor of
Wendell Minor: Art for the Written Word. She is the author of
Christmas Tree!, illustrated by Wendell Minor, which
Kirkus Reviews praised for its "imaginative Christmas trees [and] poetic, rhyming text." Florence resides in Connecticut with her husband Wendell.