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This
is Phoebe's artwork as it appeared on the cover of
Booklist February 1, 1998:
The following review
appeared in the Jan. 1, 1998 issue of
Booklist:
"What is that rumbly noise that the wind makes? A little
girl's mother tells her that it's the Wind Bears dancing by.
And though she is warned to stay home, the girl, in a flight
of fancy, cavorts with five woolly white bears in the
midnight sky. The poetic text is full of words like rumble,
tumble, spin and whirl; the feeling of motion is the story's
central image, even as tigers play with tambourines and the
rain sings along. Catching the mood is the arresting
colored-chalk artwork executed primarily in nighttime shades
of blues and purples. The five fuzzy bears frolicking in the
night with one happy little girl are shown in sweeping
panoramas, yet with plenty of detail to satisfy those who
want to look and look again. A warm, comforting book to read
when a mighty wind is blowing outside."
--Irene Cooper for
Booklist
Take a look at the pages
of When
the Wind Bears Go
Dancing
to see where the lion came from.
"Phoebe Stone's
creatures command attention because of their gentle
humanity."
--The Boston Herald
For a sneak
preview of Phoebe Stone's latest children's
book
What
Night Do
the
Angels
Wander?
Read about the
award-winning multicultural book
In
God's Name
Illustrated
by Phoebe Stone
and Written by Sandy Sasso.
Enjoy an exhibit of
Phoebe
Stone's
paintings
in
The
Gallery |
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"Painter Phoebe Stone
and her whimsical art are finding a growing audience with
"When the Wind Bears Go Dancing."--The Boston
Globe
"Stone's
verse and lush pastel illustrations convert a scary
thunderstorm into a dance party of wind bears, lions, tigers
and other creatures…It's a grand hullabaloo."
--Kirkus
"Phoebe Stone chooses
her words with great care picking the perfect ones for a
child's tale told in verse.
…beautiful and beautifully written."
--The Burlington Free Press
School Library
Journal:
"A comforting bedtime story that explains a stormy night to
an anxious child. The little girl's mother tells her it's
the wind bears dancing, and the child imagines what it would
be like to be with them, stepping out on rooftops; rustling;
and encountering friendly fish, lions, and tigers. The bled
double-page spreads capture all of the nocturnal activities
with a flair, from the opening picture of soft white clouds
turning into bears until the last page, where they once
again become clouds. The illustrations blend nicely with the
rhyming text in presenting a delightful story of a sleepy
child's
adventures."
--From School Library Journal, January
1998
"Step into Phoebe
Stone's world and enter a fairy
tale."
--The Rutland
Herald
Read
the rest of the article
"When the Wind Bears
Go Dancing is a well-written, beautifully illustrated
bedtime book, another triumph for this outstanding
artist."
--The Valley
News
To
Order
When the Wind
Bears
Go
Dancing |