A Rose, a Bridge, and a Wild Black Horse
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
A reimagined edition of A Rose, a Bridge, and a Wild Black Horse—the classic picture book by a legendary author and a beloved illustrator, about a girl and her mother, with themes of growing up, dreams, and letting go.
A girl declares all the things she’ll do for her mother when she is all grown up—from climbing mountains and swimming across oceans, to picking the pinkest rose, to building the biggest bridge and a castle for her mother to live in, to taming a wild black horse for her mother to ride—ending with the friend she will bring her mother to keep her company while she travels the world.
Originally published in 1964, A Rose, a Bridge, and a Wild Black Horse is a beloved picture book by renowned children’s book author Charlotte Zolotow, reenvisioned by her daughter, celebrated author Crescent Dragonwagon, and illustrated by award-winning artist Julie Morstad.
The book includes an afterword by Crescent Dragonwagon about her mother and this special edition of their book.
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In a palette of sunset pink, orange, and lilac, Morstad (The Puppets of Spelhorst) creates new illustrations for this creation by the late Zolotow (William's Doll), reenvisioned by Crescent Dragonwagon as a string of extravagant promises made by a girl to her mother. Portrayed with black hair and skin that generally reflects the white of the page, the two snuggle on a blanket, the child gazing at her parent with love. "When I'm grown up," the younger announces, "I'll break rocks in half for you with my bare hands." Morstad draws the girl, now older, in a martial arts–style pose, her eyes closed as a large geode near her cracks open. Her plans range from the epic ("I'll climb mountains and bring you a stone from the top") to the mundane ("I will do all your arithmetic for you"). On another page, "I'll fight anyone you don't like and win" becomes an act of peacemaking as the girl offers a shadowy monster a cup of tea. The girl's final promise imagines a day of leave-taking, but, she vows, she will leave her mother with a friend; it's an expression of boundless love that has lost none of its fresh specificity—a freshness that's reflected in the new illustrations, too. An afterword adds biographical context. Ages 5–7. Author's agent: Edite Kroll, Edite Kroll Literary. Illustrator's agent: Emily van Beek, Folio Jr./Folio Literary.
