Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings + Leo and Diane Dillon = pure magic! A depression era story that is just as timely as it is enchanting, this is a stunning picture book for the ages.

The Secret River

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings + Leo and Diane Dillon = pure magic!
A depression era story that is just as timely as it is enchanting, this is a stunning picture book for the ages.

Thereâ€™s just not enoughâ€¦not enough money, not enough food, not enough fish for her daddy to sell at the market. Hard times have come to the forest, but Calpurnia wants to turn them back into soft times. With her little dog Buggy Horse and a tip from old Mother Albirtha, the wisest person in the forest, Calpurnia finds a secret river and uses the pink paper roses from her hair to catch enough beautiful catfish to feed the whole swamp land â€”with some left over for Daddy to sell. When she tries to find the river again the next day, Mother Albirtha tells her, â€œChild, sometimes a thing happens once, and does not ever happen anymoreâ€¦.You caught catfish when catfish were neededâ€¦you will not find the river again.â€ This story by the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Yearling and literary icon Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings is about living in a time of want, yet it is overflowing with richesâ€”stunning language, mystical happenings, wondrous, wondrous artwork. Beautiful in all ways that a book can be beautiful, this unforgettable picture book is a classic in the making.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber FBA-|289148
Model FBA-|289148
ReleaseDate 2011-01-04
UnitCount 1
Format Picture Book
EANs 9781416911791

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	FBA-\|289148
Model	FBA-\|289148
ReleaseDate	2011-01-04
UnitCount	1
Format	Picture Book
EANs	9781416911791

The Secret River

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