One Winter's Night
, written by John Herman with beautiful illustrations by the husband and wife team of Leo and Diane Dillon. This quiet story parallels the journeys of a lonely cow and a human couple, each trying to find shelter and a safe place to give birth. They have both followed a star, and the two journeys intersect when the couple welcomes the cow into a stable they've found. The Dillons present the cow's story in full-page, blue-toned naturalistic paintings on the right side of each spread while the journey of Mary and Joseph is pictured in monochromatic, sepia-colored pictures resembling woodcuts above the text on the left. A tender and poignant telling in this unique presentation of the Nativity story.Other books illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon:
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
by Verna Aardema
The People Could Fly
by Virginia Hamilton
To Everything There is a Season
by Leo and Diane Dillon
I always enjoy a book that tells about the TRUE meaning of Christmas..."One Winter's Night" sounds like another good one.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorites is "Mortimer's Christmas"...have you seen that one? Just precious.
No - I'll have to look for that one...thanks!
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