$41.66
- Hardcover
48 pages
- Release Date
31 July 2017
Summary
By the author of the bestselling picture book Petunia, The House of Four Seasons is a bright and lively family picture book about colors, imagination, and compromise. It will appeal to children who love The Day the Crayons Quit.
When Father, Mother, Billy, and Suzy go house hunting in the country, they fall in love with a grand old house nestled among tall weeds and trees. It is in need of repair, and soon a carpenter, mason, and tinsmith come to set things …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781681370989 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1681370980 |
| Author: | Roger Duvoisin |
| Publisher: | New York Review Books |
| Imprint: | NYRB Children's |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 48 |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2017 |
| Weight: | 379g |
| Dimensions: | 256mm x 205mm x 10mm |
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Critics Review
“Roger Duvoisin’s art remains fresh, and his work has lasting appeal, largely because of his affection and respect for his audience.” –Susan A. Burgess
“Roger Duvoisin’s art remains fresh, and his work has lasting appeal, largely because of his affection and respect for his audience.” —Susan A. Burgess “Nice for any season.” —Kirkus Reviews “Children’s author/illustrator extraordinaire Roger Duvoisin reminds us in his 1956 classic, The House of Four Seasons, that winter won’t be here forever.” —Picture Book Illustration Blog “One of my favourite books when I was a small gal…lovely…. A beautiful book.” —Meet Me at Mike’s Blog “Duvoisin’s story was published over forty years ago, but it is as fresh as the day it was published.” —Cathie Hilterbran Cooper, Color and Shape Books for All Ages “[Duvoisin’s] career as an author and illustrator is immense…. Duvoisin’s art evolves throughout his illustrious 48-year career…. The characters are marvelous, including their faces and their backsides! His use of color is vibrant and striking.” —Three Books a Night Blog
About The Author
Roger Duvoisin
Roger Duvoisin (1900-1980) was born in Geneva, Switzerland, and graduated from the cole des Arts et Metiers and the cole des Beaux-Arts. In the late 1920s, he immigrated to the United States, where he soon began writing and illustrating children’s books. The author of more than forty of his own books, Duvoisin also collaborated with many writers, including his wife, Louise Fatio Duvoisin, and Alvin Tresselt, with whom he won a Caldecott Medal for White Snow, Bright Snow in 1948 and the Caldecott Honor Award for Hide and Seek Fog in 1966.
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