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The illustrations for this book were taken from drawings by Robinson in colored pencils and inks. It is a fictionalized account of a true story of a black slave in the 1830's. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The woodcut illustrations were done by Jacques Hnizdovsky. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Woodcut illustrations by Jacques Hnizdovsky. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The poem by Nichol was submitted by his wife, Eleanor Nichol. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The poems were composed by bp Nichol and illustrated by Anita Lobel. The dust jacket cites this copy as a Library Edition. The illustrations are more detailed in this version than the soft cover edition illustrated by Ed Roach. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The poems were composed by bp Nichol and illustrated by Ed Roach. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book reproduces Chagall's original 43 gouaches for illustrating the fables by Jean La Fontaine. Although there were 100 fables and gouaches by Chagall, 57 were lost or destroyed in the years after their creation in 1926 - 1927. The exhibition was held in the Musee d'Art Moderne de Ceret and the Musee National Message Biblique Marc Chagall in Nice in 1995. The fables ae laid out in a concrete poetic style. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Rebecca Goldring, age seven years, is the grand-daughter of Ruth and Marvin Sackner.This is her first published book. This book was illustrated by Esther Hoffman and Molly Grover. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is a translation of the first edition of the book published by Yidischer Folksfarlag in Kiev/Petersburg Russia in 1918/1919. The story deals with Yingl Tsingl, a very small person like Tom thomb who is pluckly and daring (Khvat). Chafing from the endless, rainy fall weather, he manages to bring a welcome winter to the Shtetl. This first edition lacks the contructivistic title page in the 2nd edition published in Warsaw in 1922. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.