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*"Awe-inspiring artwork as powerful as any force of nature."
Kirkus Reviews
(starred review)
From Caldecott Medalist Ed Young comes a picture book retelling of Aesop's fable
The Wind and the Sun
.
Once upon the sky, there were three powersthe Wind, the Rain, and the Suneach claiming to be the mightier than the others. One day, the powers came upon a shepherd girl fast asleep upon a hill, so they made a bet to see who could make her take her cap off. Who will be the strongest of them all?
Rendered in exquisite mixed-media collage, Caldecott Medalist Ed Young's gorgeous and deeply poignant retelling of the well-known Aesop's fable
, proves that sometimes gentle persuasion and kindness are the best virtues of all.
Praise for
The Weather's Bet
:
"Lyrical and profound."
School Library Journal
"A good classroom readaloud."
Publishers Weekly
Kirkus Reviews
(starred review)
From Caldecott Medalist Ed Young comes a picture book retelling of Aesop's fable
The Wind and the Sun
.
Once upon the sky, there were three powersthe Wind, the Rain, and the Suneach claiming to be the mightier than the others. One day, the powers came upon a shepherd girl fast asleep upon a hill, so they made a bet to see who could make her take her cap off. Who will be the strongest of them all?
Rendered in exquisite mixed-media collage, Caldecott Medalist Ed Young's gorgeous and deeply poignant retelling of the well-known Aesop's fable
, proves that sometimes gentle persuasion and kindness are the best virtues of all.
Praise for
The Weather's Bet
:
"Lyrical and profound."
School Library Journal
"A good classroom readaloud."
Publishers Weekly
*"Awe-inspiring artwork as powerful as any force of nature."
Kirkus Reviews
(starred review)
From Caldecott Medalist Ed Young comes a picture book retelling of Aesop's fable
The Wind and the Sun
.
Once upon the sky, there were three powersthe Wind, the Rain, and the Suneach claiming to be the mightier than the others. One day, the powers came upon a shepherd girl fast asleep upon a hill, so they made a bet to see who could make her take her cap off. Who will be the strongest of them all?
Rendered in exquisite mixed-media collage, Caldecott Medalist Ed Young's gorgeous and deeply poignant retelling of the well-known Aesop's fable
, proves that sometimes gentle persuasion and kindness are the best virtues of all.
Praise for
The Weather's Bet
:
"Lyrical and profound."
School Library Journal
"A good classroom readaloud."
Publishers Weekly
Kirkus Reviews
(starred review)
From Caldecott Medalist Ed Young comes a picture book retelling of Aesop's fable
The Wind and the Sun
.
Once upon the sky, there were three powersthe Wind, the Rain, and the Suneach claiming to be the mightier than the others. One day, the powers came upon a shepherd girl fast asleep upon a hill, so they made a bet to see who could make her take her cap off. Who will be the strongest of them all?
Rendered in exquisite mixed-media collage, Caldecott Medalist Ed Young's gorgeous and deeply poignant retelling of the well-known Aesop's fable
, proves that sometimes gentle persuasion and kindness are the best virtues of all.
Praise for
The Weather's Bet
:
"Lyrical and profound."
School Library Journal
"A good classroom readaloud."
Publishers Weekly
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