A collection of quotes, stories, anecdotes, parables, tips, customs, rumours and facts about good luck and how to get it. There are explanations of why horseshoes, rabbits' feet, four-leaf clovers and wishbones are lucky and information on winning at cards.
The Life of Saint Nicholas relates in enchanting pictures and text how Saint Nicholas came to be a loving symbol of generosity throughout the world. This marvelous tale, told tongue in cheek, begins in Italy, with an ancient manuscript unearthed by a truffle farmer, and travels through time to reveal St. Nicholas' early childhood, adolescence, and ...
"The Juggler of Our Lady", "a sort of Christmas story", is a retelling of the famous medieval legend in he inimitable style of R.O. Blechman. Enhanced by an introduction by Maurice Sendak, this magical, mystical book will attract new converts to the Blechman oeuvre and delight the fans who've make the first edition of this book so popular among ...
More than 400 silly-sounding words that were commonly used from the 16th to the 19th centuries--but then disappeared from the English language--are humorously brought back to life in a collection of poems, rounds, parodies, and letters concerning the various aspects of love.
A fly's life is not an easy one. Just ask Franklin. If only people could get to know him, they'd realize he's not such a bad fellow. Blechman's easy-going, winged hero will make a friend of every reader in this delightful book for all ages.
Following his Life of Saint Nicholas, Blechm an puts a fresh spin on the tale of the biblical Everyman, c alled upon by God to reform the wicked city of Nineveh. Nine veh''s problems, in this version, include homelessness, pover ty and crime. '
A collection of graphic narratives from one of the most influential and respected visual artists of the past half century "Talking Lines" is the first-ever comprehensive collection of the work of R. O. Blechman, one of the most prolific and influential visual artists of the twentieth century. His graphic stories are at once jocular, wry, and ...
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