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Title: The Mighty Asparagus by Vladimir Radunsky ISBN: 0-15-216743-9 Publisher: Silver Whistle Pub. Date: 01 May, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: WHIMSICAL TALE SUPERBLY ILLUSTRATED
Comment: Yes, this is categorized as a children's book, but don't be misled. It's a book for all with a sense of humor who enjoy quirky, whimsical tales superbly illustrated.
Radunsky is as imaginative and incorrigible as ever, saying, "In my children's books, I often like to use strange, eclectic combinations: absurd, funny text paired with very serious, weighty images, and vice versa."
He has done this again - in spades, and it's terrific fun.
His story, in a nutshell, is reminiscent of a Russian folktale, "The Turnip." But, in this case, we have an asparagus spear, a monstrous protuberance that's growing in the king's yard. He tries to pull it up to no avail. The queen helps, the princess helps, the king's advisers try, even a rhino is unable to budge this giant veggie. At last, the king's mother arrives on the scene - you'll have to guess the rest. Suffice it to say one should always listen to one's mom.
Radunsky's paintings are stunning - he has drawn on Italian Renaissance art, combining his own paintings with fragments of classical Renaissance paintings. The results are splendidly smile provoking. Art aficionados will recognize the works of Bellini, Fra Angelico, Mantegna, and others. Children may well find a beginning interest in Renaissance art.
Gracie, Vladimir Radunsky.
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Title: Blueberries for the Queen by Katherine Paterson ISBN: 0066239427 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 15 June, 2004 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
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Title: Mister Seahorse by Eric Carle ISBN: 0399242694 Publisher: Philomel Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: The Various by STEVE AUGARDE ISBN: 0385750293 Publisher: David Fickling Books Pub. Date: 13 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Duck for President by Doreen Cronin ISBN: 0689863772 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Pub. Date: 02 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Moosekitos : A Moose Family Reunion by Margie Palatini ISBN: 0786819553 Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children Pub. Date: 01 June, 2004 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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