East of the Sun and West of the Moon: A Play - Hardcover

Willard, Nancy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0152247505 ISBN 13: 9780152247508

Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books, 1989

Synopsis

Rendered in play format, this is the traditional tale of a spirited young girl in a wretchedly poor household, and the magical white bear who chooses her to share his lavish palace.

About this title

About the Author:

Nancy Willard (born June 26, 1936) is a novelist, a poet, and a children's writer and occasional illustrator. Her 1981 collection of poems, A Visit to William Blake's Inn, won the Newbery Medal as that year's most distinguished contribution to American children's literature.

Willard was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she later received the B.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and won five Hopwood Awards for creative writing. She also studied at Stanford University, where she received her M.A.

From Publishers Weekly:

In the form of a play, Willard retells the Norwegian folktale with verve, relying entirely on witty dialogue and pared-down stage directions to conjure up the world of the Troll King and his captives. Karen is the youngest daughter of a poor woodcutter, and when Bear comes to the door promising riches to her family if she will go with him, she agrees. She fails to break the spell on him--he is a prince in bearskin--and later must follow him to the Troll King's castle to rescue him. Moser provides glowing watercolor portraits of the cast, keying into Willard's modern references (telephone and TV) with his own contemporary touches: both Karen and her father are figures cut and dressed from this decade. From these collaborators, readers will expect the elegance of the volume, but will be surprised and pleased by the humor in the script. Ages 8-up.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0152247505
• ISBN 13: 9780152247508
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 64
• Illustrator: Moser Barry