WESTHAMPTON At age four, Mordicai Gerstein, who died Tuesday at age 83 after battling cancer, made his first painting. At age 10, he had his first art show. He was born an artist and he remained one his entire life.Though he never expected to.
Twenty years after 9/11, two picture books about that day arrive on shelves Survivor Tree, written by Marcie Colleen and illustrated by Aaron Becker, and This Very Tree by Sean Rubin. Scot Smith takes a look at each one for Calling Caldecott.
The best sunrise quotes of all time
March 5, 2021 |
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Have you ever woke up early to watch the sun greet and bring a new morning? It is definitely worth it. Enjoy the most inspiring sunrise quotes of all time.
The sunrise is one of Nature s finest moments and often disputes the preferences with sunsets. The
golden hour can be hypnotic and mesmerizing.
But for early birds and
dawn patrol surfers, there s really nothing more magical than dawn.
Poets, painters, musicians, and artists, in general, have always brought sunrises into their work, dazzled by their magnetism and power.
Can you still remember the last time you were hypnotized by the smell of that first day of Spring, early in the morning?
Holiday House Issues Mordicai Gerstein s Collaborative Finale By Sally Lodge | Jan 21, 2021
A moose, a goose, and a mouse ride a loose caboose to find the perfect house in
Moose, Goose, and Mouse, a picture book written by the late Mordicai Gerstein and illustrated by Gerstein and Jeff Mack. Released this month by Holiday House, the book has a bittersweet back story involving the collaborators’ chance meeting, a fast friendship between two kindred spirits, an unexpected working partnership, and a rewarding cap to a distinguished career for Gerstein, winner of the 2004 Caldecott Medal for
Gerstein and Mack initially crossed paths at an event in Northampton, Mass., in 2009, the year after Mack had published his first solo work,