Synopses & Reviews
Toddlers love friendly dragons, too--and now their time has come, with a beautiful board-book version of
Puff, the Magic Dragon!
This sturdy new volume features Eric Puybaret's stunning art from the phenomenally successful and critically praised picture book. It's the perfect celebration of the 50th anniversary of Peter Yarrow and Lenny Lipton's beloved children's song.
Review
Praise for the picture-book version of
Puff, the Magic Dragon:
[B]eautifully illustratedand#8230; brings the land of Honalee to new life.and#8221;--the New York Times
and#8220;Puff is pure magic.and#8221;--USA Today
and#8220;[L]ush, stylized artworkand#8230;The full spreads feature sweeping panoramas set against the blues and greens of ocean and island with small details revealed throughout.and#8221;--School Library Journal
and#8220;[S]tunningly beautiful.and#8221;--Chicago Sun-Times
and#8220;An impressive performance all around."--Publishers Weekly, starred review
About the Author
In 1959, Peter Yarrow and Lenny Lipton co-created the beloved song "Puff, the Magic Dragon." As a member of the renowned trio Peter, Paul and Mary, Peter Yarrow has earned many gold and platinum awards and numerous Grammysand#174;, as well as an Emmyand#174; nomination for his animated TV specials based on "Puff, the Magic Dragon." Among the many honors bestowed upon him, Yarrow is most proud of the Allard K. Lowenstein Award, which he received in 1982 for advancing the causes of human rights, peace, and freedom. He lives in New York City.
Lenny Lipton is the inventor of the modern 3-D projection system used in cinemas worldwide and the author of four books on motion-picture technology. He received an award from the Smithsonian for his invention.and#160;Eric Puybaret graduated from the and#201;cole Nationale Supand#233;rieure des Arts Dand#233;coratifs in Paris. Puff, the Magic Dragon was his first book, and he has since gone on to illustrate several others, including The Nutcracker for Sterling, and a picture book edition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow with a musical interpretation by Judy Collins. Puybaret lives in Paris, France.