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The Wreck of the Zephyr
The Wreck of the Zephyr | Chris Van Allsburg
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In 1983, beloved Caldecott-winning illustrator, Chris Van Allsburg, first invited readers to peer over the edge of a cliff to consider the wreck of a small sailboat. Had a churning sea carried the Zephyr up in a storm? Could waves ever have been so impossibly high? And what of the boy who had believeddared to chase the windno matter where it lead? Now, thirty years later, the winds have shifted once again and youre invited back to the wreck of the Zephyr, to hear the story of the boy and his obsession to become the worlds greatest sailor, and a storm that carried them to a place where boats sail on the wind, instead of on the water. Told in spare text and haunting, full-color pastels, Chris Van Allsburgs spectral sailboats once again take impossbile flight. In illustrations so vivid one can feel the whisper of wind and hear the flutter of canvas, depart this world for another to entertain the marvelous possibility of dreams. This 30th anniversary edition includes a bonus digital audio file to download, read by Chris Van Allsburg, and a stunning new cover!
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Daisey
The Wreck of the Zephyr | Chris Van Allsburg
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1. Probably Chris Van Allsburg for author & illustrator (tagged book is my favorite) & Laura Ingalls Wilder
2. Summer reading is going well, although it slows down a lot due to a busy schedule of farm work and family time.
3. Morgoth‘s Ring & War of the Jewels of The History of Middle-Earth for #FellowshipofTolkien

* I finally took the time to share one of these again 😂 @RamsFan1963 @Eggs

#WondrousWednesday

Eggs Van Allsburg!! Of course! Thanks for joining in 👏🏻📚🥰 4y
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Daisey
The Wreck of the Zephyr | Chris Van Allsburg
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It often seems I‘m very much in the minority, but I don‘t care that much about book covers. I choose books based on many factors, but the cover is not an important one. Even so, I‘m going to try to share 7 that have made an impression on me and that I love to see.

#7Covers7Days #CoverCrush #CoverLove Day 1

@tpixie Want to join in sharing 7 days of covers you love?

Daisey @sprainedbrain Thanks for the tag to get me started! 5y
sprainedbrain I love this! Very striking cover. 5y
Lcsmcat I don‘t buy books because of their covers, but I often pick one up to read the blurb & check Litsy reviews because of the cover. So you‘re not alone. That said, there are covers I like more than others. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 5y
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