Wynken, Blynken, and Nod

Product DescriptionWYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND Nod one nightSailed off in a wooden shoe-Sailed off on a river of crystal lightInto a sea of dew . . .So begins Eugene Field’s lovely bedtime poem, which tells of three wee fishermen who sail up to the stars, and a boy who imagines it all before he drifts off to sleep. Field’s timeless text has lulled generations of little listeners into dreamland, and this version, complimented by Giselle Potter’s magical illustrations, is perhaps the most enchanting-and the closest to Fields’ own vision-of all.From School Library JournalStarred Review. PreSchool-Grade 2-Potter's fanciful, artistic interpretation is ideal for this 19th-century poem about the wistful place between sleep and dreams. Wynken, Blynken, and Nod are portrayed as three young boys in matching green pajamas, wooden shoes, and red hats. They embark in their vessel, a large wooden shoe, and sail "...on a river of crystal light,/Into a sea of dew." Sea and sky flow into one another and soon the lads are speeding through the air, where the "little stars" are "herring fish" and the young fishermen cast their nets. The wooden shoe brings them home, where readers learn that the episode is a lullaby sung by a mother to her son who is tucked in bed, snug in his green pajamas with his toy fish. Done in Potter's characteristic style, each spread is a dreamy still life; the mixed-media paintings are drenched in the calming blues of the sea and sky, and the muted hues lend a soporific tone. There is an otherworldly quality to the artwork, and a note describes why the illustrator was attracted to this poem. Share this vividly imagined book with youngsters who need a little help gaining entry to the world of dreams.-Shawn Brommer, South Central Library System, Madison, WICopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.ReviewStarred Review, School Library Journal, July 2008:"Share this vividly imagined book with youngsters who need a little help gaining entry to the world of dreams."About the AuthorEugene Field (1850-1895) is best known for his children’s poetry.Giselle Potter is the illustrator of The Boy Who Loved Words by Roni Schotter, which received two starred reviews, The Littlest Grape Stomper by Alan Madison, and Kate and the Beanstalk (a Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal BestBook and ALA Notable Book). She lives in Kingston, New York.
Author: Eugene W. Field

Publisher: Schwartz & Wade

Binding: Hardcover

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0375841962

ISBN-13: 9780375841965