Robert Frost is one of America's most beloved poets. Born in 1874 in San Francisco, California, he spent most of his life in rural New England. His poems frequently drew on his rural surroundings to teach deeper principles on life. Some of his most famous poems include "Mending Wall", "Birches", "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" and "The Road Not Taken" featured in this book. By his passing in 1963, Frost had been awarded four Pulitzer Prizes for poetry, received the Congressional Gold Medal, and been nominated thirty-one times for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Vivian Mineker is a Taiwanese American illustrator from Taipei and Portland, OR, currently living in Slovenia. Her process usually starts with watercolor and colored pencils and finishes on the computer for fine details and adjustments.
"An impressive treetop view shows boy and beagle confronting the
diverging path, emphasizing the magnitude of choice... A favorite
Frost poem reveals how serendipitous choice affects a lifetime.
(Picture book. 4-8)"
- Kirkus Reviews"THE ROAD NOT TAKEN... with illustrations by
Vivian Mineker, does a wonderful job of reintroducing a well-known
poem without altering a single word...This is a book that begs
rereading."
- Laurel Snyder, The New York Times
"Golden, autumnal shades by Mineker mark Frost's
archetypal "wood," as a red-haired child with a canine companion
walks toward two roads that diverge. Seen from high above, the
child resembles an abstract shape faced with the choice between two
distinct paths. The boy's choice leads to pivotal life moments: in
one series of images, he grows older as he plays with tinker toys,
then holds a book of architecture, then graduates from school. On
another spread, chasing his still-spry dog leads him to meet his
life partner, which lead to children, grandchildren, and old age.
Mineker captures the poignancy and weight of Frost's most
well-known poem while delivering an accessible story of choices and
personal journeys to young readers. Ages 5-8. (Mar.)"
- Publishers Weekly
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