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MARY AZARIAN

Photo taken at Bear Pond Books in one of her first readings there.

Photo from Mary's website: http://www.maryazarian.com/

Azarian won the Caldecott Medal in 1999 for the picture book biography of Snowflake Bentley written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and illustrated with Azarian’s distinctive woodcuts. In A Gardener’s Alphabet (2000) she celebrates the simple joys of gardening in Vermont. Born in Washington D.C.in 1940, Azarian spent her childhood on a small farm in Virginia. After graduating from college she moved to Vermont and lived on a subsistence hill farm. She and her partner, Tom gardened, made maple syrup, and kept cows, chickens, sheep, horses and oxen. She lives in Calais, Vermont and continues to depict the daily events of a rural life in her prints.

Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Current price: $8.99
In this Caldecott Medal–winning picture book, the true story of Wilson Bentley and his singular fascination with snowflakes is rendered in rich prose and gorgeous artwork, perfect for the holidays, snow days, and everyday. Wilson Bentley was always fascinated by snow. In childhood and adulthood, he ... Read More about
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Mary Azarian
Current price: $15.95
An alphabet book for families that lovingly celebrates traditional rural New England life, all the way from A to Z. "No matter where children live - on a farm, in the suburbs or the city - they will love this handsome book."--Smithsonian Magazine Before she became a renowned children's book illustr ... Read More about
Natalie Kinsey-Warnock
Current price: $6.95
A love of life and a love of place shine through in Natalie Kinsey- Warnock's richly imagined prose. Illustrated with Mary Azarian's beautiful woodcuts, From Dawn till Dusk reveals how chores lead straight to the best kind of fun: night-swimming in the pond, skiing off the barn roof, and finding new ... Read More about
Michael J. Rosen
Current price: $17.99
A deft (and dog-loving) poet teams up with a Caldecott-winning artist in a fun, fetching haiku collection for anyone who's ever loved a dog. A corgi dozes with paws in the air. A bloodhound burrows into a scent. A border collie tracks a herd of cows. A wagging spaniel leaps for joy. In simple, charm ... Read More about