Jean Craighead George, Author, Thomas Locker, Author, Thomas Locker, Illustrator Philomel Books $16.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-399-22673-1
In an opening Hudson River Valley scene of trees, mountains, water and mist, the reader is told ``to climb a waterfall, go to the foot of the mountains.'' From there, an unnamed, barefoot child called ``you'' hikes up the course of a stream, through
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Thomas Locker, Author Pied Piper $6.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-14-054595-1
Nature is the star in this affecting tale of a boy and his grandfather who journey to a waterway's source. PW said, ``Locker's paintings magnificently portray the changing landscape at different times of the day and in different kinds of weather.''...
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Thomas Locker, Author Puffin Books $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-14-055741-1
""In his well-intentioned attempts to touch all the bases,"" said PW, Locker's Native American cum ecological tale becomes ""unwieldy,"" while text and art ""do not reach [his] usual standards."" All ages. (Aug.)HAVE I GOT DOGS! William Cole, illus.
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Thomas Locker, Author Philomel Books $15.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-399-22546-8
Locker once again paints scenes from the Hudson Valley, this time as backdrop to an attempt at a fantasy for the very young. Golden-haired Anna, following a strange sound, meets up with an elderly bagpiper on a hill near her house: ``He played a...
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Thomas Locker, Author Puffin Books $5.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8037-0852-5
A girl's sailing adventure is lushly illustrated with a series of riverscapes that PW called ``an enduring work of art.'' All ages. (Sept.)
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Thomas Locker, Author Dial Books $15 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8037-0311-7
From the author of Where the River Begins and The Mare on the Hill, this book is Locker's most visually stunning to date. The spare storya girl sails with her uncle down river to the ocean and experiences the full spectrum of nature's beautyis...
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Thomas Locker, Author Dial Books $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8037-1688-9
Miranda's father is an artist, and she visits his studio to bring him newly baked chocolate-chip cookies. `` `What a wonderful smile you have,' her father said, looking at her affectionately. `I'd love to paint a picture that captures that special...
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Thomas Locker, Author Dial Books $18.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8037-0936-2
What begins as a story of Native American life opens with Running Deer lying awake, listening to a wolf howl. His tribe lives and hunts in the forests. As Running Deer grows up, white-Indian relations become the focus: settlers intrude, drive the...
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Thomas Locker, Author Dial Books $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8037-0207-3
Locker, a painter whose works are gallery exhibits and prized by collectors, presents a beautiful successor to his acclaimed first book, Where the River Begins. Here he tells a solid story, in a minimum of well-chosen words, about young brothers and
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Thomas Locker, Author . Harcourt/Voyager $6 (32p) ISBN 978-0-15-204596-8
This companion to Water Dance
includes a series of the artist's distinctive skyscapes, each paired with a single poetic sentence. Endnotes present scientific information about clouds in a q&a format. All ages. (Apr.)
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Thomas Locker, Author, Lenny Hort, With Puffin Books $4.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8037-1049-8
The classic folktale about the Dutch boy who saved his country from flooding by plugging a leak in a dike is illustrated with Locker's characteristically sprawling landscapes. PW said, ``The scenery is magnificent, creating a chiaroscuro effect that
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Thomas Locker, Author, Thomas Locker, Illustrator Harcourt Children's Books $17 (32p) ISBN 978-0-15-202622-6
Thomas Locker's Mountain Dance tells the story behind one of Earth's most majestic creations in this companion to Water Dance. Lush landscapes and brief lyrical text describe ""fault-block,"" ""shy dome"" and ""folded"" mountains. Back matter ...
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Thomas Locker, Author, Thomas Locker, Illustrator Harcourt Children's Books $17 (32p) ISBN 978-0-15-201284-7
""Some people say that I am one thing./ Others say that I am many."" In this poetic soliloquy, water proclaims its many manifestations as it courses through its never-ending cycle: ""In white-silver veils I rise"" as mist; ""I float,"" ""I drift""...
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Thomas Locker, Author, Thomas Locker, Illustrator, Candace Christiansen, With HarperCollins $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-06-024883-3
Science and art appreciation join forces in this unusual variation on the theme of changing seasons. Accomplished oil paintings in a high romantic style show a single tree and its surroundings in transition-in deep winter or at the peak of autumn,...
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Thomas Locker, Author, Washington Irving, Author, Thomas Locker, Illustrator Dial Books $15.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-8037-0520-3
From Locker comes a set of paintings that, like The Boy Who Held Back the Sea , elegantly recall old Dutch masters. Rip Van Winkle, of course, is enchanted by the brew he drinks with a band of men playing ninepins in the Catskills, sleeps, and wakes
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Thomas Locker, Author, Edgar Wayburn, Introduction by Fulcrum Group $17.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-55591-393-9
Several titles look back at the multifaceted American experience. John Muir: America's Naturalist by Thomas Locker profiles the man who helped start the Sierra Club and whose writings were so influential in sparking the conservation movement and
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Herman Melville, Author, Thomas Locker, Author, Thomas Locker, Illustrator Philomel Books $15.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-399-21857-6
Locker paints a tribute to the eagles of the Catskills, using a brief passage from Moby Dick as his point of departure. In context, it's part of an extended section on the need for sorrow to give depth to the most exalted minds: ``There is a...
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Lenny Hort, Author, Thomas Locker, Author, Thomas Locker, Illustrator Dial Books $15.99 (31p) ISBN 978-0-8037-0406-0
This retelling of the traditional Dutch folktale is coupled with Locker's masterful oil paintings, which recall well-known works such as Rembrandt's ""Night Watch'' and several Vermeers. A little boy, Pieter, is sent to his room because he has...
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