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Ox-Cart Man

By Donald Hall
Illustrated by Barbara Cooney

By Donald Hall
Illustrated by Barbara Cooney

By Donald Hall
Illustrated by Barbara Cooney

By Donald Hall
Illustrated by Barbara Cooney

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Paperback $8.99

Oct 27, 1983 | ISBN 9780140504415 | 2-5 years

Hardcover $18.99

Oct 08, 1979 | ISBN 9780670533282 | 2-5 years

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    About Ox-Cart Man

    Winner of the Caldecott Medal

    Thus begins a lyrical journey through the days and weeks, the months, and the changing seasons in the life of one New Englander and his family. The oxcart man packs his goods – the wool from his sheep, the shawl his wife made, the mittens his daughter knitted, and the linen they wove. He packs the birch brooms his son carved, and even a bag of goose feathers from the barnyard geese.

    He travels over hills, through valleys, by streams, past farms and villages. At Portsmouth Market he sells his goods, one by one – even his beloved ox. Then, with his pockets full of coins, he wanders through the market, buying provisions for his family, and returns to his home. And the cycle begins again.

    “Like a pastoral symphony translated into picture book format, the stunning combination of text and illustrations recreates the mood of 19-century rural New England.”—The Horn Book 

    About Ox-Cart Man

    Winner of the Caldecott Medal

    Thus begins a lyrical journey through the days and weeks, the months, and the changing seasons in the life of one New Englander and his family. The oxcart man packs his goods – the wool from his sheep, the shawl his wife made, the mittens his daughter knitted, and the linen they wove. He packs the birch brooms his son carved, and even a bag of goose feathers from the barnyard geese.

    He travels over hills, through valleys, by streams, past farms and villages. At Portsmouth Market he sells his goods, one by one – even his beloved ox. Then, with his pockets full of coins, he wanders through the market, buying provisions for his family, and returns to his home. And the cycle begins again.

    “Like a pastoral symphony translated into picture book format, the stunning combination of text and illustrations recreates the mood of 19-century rural New England.”—The Horn Book 

    About Donald Hall

    Donald Hall is an American poet, writer, editor, and literary critic. He is the author of more than 50 books across several genres from children’s literature to biography, memoir, and essays, and including 22 volumes of verse. Hall was named the fourteenth US poet… More about Donald Hall

    About Barbara Cooney

    Barbara Cooney traveled the world, lived in a house by the sea in Maine, and made the world more beautiful through her art. She was a two-time Caldecott Medal winner, for Chanticleer and the Fox in 1959 and Ox-Cart Man in 1980. Her beloved book Miss Rumphius was the… More about Barbara Cooney

    About Donald Hall

    Donald Hall is an American poet, writer, editor, and literary critic. He is the author of more than 50 books across several genres from children’s literature to biography, memoir, and essays, and including 22 volumes of verse. Hall was named the fourteenth US poet… More about Donald Hall

    About Barbara Cooney

    Barbara Cooney traveled the world, lived in a house by the sea in Maine, and made the world more beautiful through her art. She was a two-time Caldecott Medal winner, for Chanticleer and the Fox in 1959 and Ox-Cart Man in 1980. Her beloved book Miss Rumphius was the… More about Barbara Cooney

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Classics | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Oct 27, 1983 | 40 Pages | 10-1/4 x 8-1/4 | 2-5 years | ISBN 9780140504415

    Category: Children’s Classics | Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $18.99
    Published by Viking Books for Young Readers
    Oct 08, 1979 | 40 Pages | 10-3/8 x 8-1/4 | 2-5 years | ISBN 9780670533282

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    Praise

    “Like a pastoral symphony translated into picture book format, the stunning combination of text and illustrations recreates the mood of 19th-century rural New England.”—The Horn Book 

    Awards

    Caldecott Medal Winner WINNER

    New York Times Best Illustrated Book WINNER

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