Marcia Brown bola americká autorka a ilustrátorka detských kníh, ktorá sa preslávila svojím jedinečným štýlom a schopnosťou osloviť mladých čitateľov. Jej diela sa vyznačujú hlbokým porozumením detskej psychike a často sa zameriavajú na témy objavovania, fantázie a sveta okolo nás. Prostredníctvom svojich stoviek diel skúmala rôzne techniky a štýly, čím neustále posúvala hranice detského výtvarného umenia. Jej vplyv na literárny svet detí je trvalý a jej knihy sú dodnes obľúbené pre svoju krásu aj múdrosť.
Ballet Stories for Children
A collection of stories of the great ballets brings together the stories of "Swan Lake," "Giselle," "The Firebird," "Coppelia," "Sleeping Beauty," and "The Nutcracker." Reprint.
Clever soldiers outwit greedy townspeople with the creation of a special soup in this cherished classic, a Caldecott Honor book. First published in 1947, this picture book classic has remained one of Marcia Brown's most popular and enduring books. This story, about three hungry soldiers who outwit the greedy inhabitants of a village into providing them with a feast, is based on an old French tale.
This is a collection of poems for children illustrated by Caldecott Medal artists. They are divided into theme sections, each illustrated by a different artist - weather, spooky poems, story poems, animals, spirits, nonsense poems, haiku poems, and thoughts and feelings. The poems range from ancient to contemporary and poets include Robert Louis Stevenson, Emily Dickinson, Edward Lear and Ogden Nash.