Fr. 15.50

The Log Driver's Waltz

English · Paperback / Softback

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A beautiful, contemporary picture book adaptation of a beloved Canadian classic.

If you ask any girl from the parish around
What pleases her most from her head to her toes
She’ll say I’m not sure that it’s business of yours
But I do like to waltz with a log driver

Based on the perennially popular Canadian folk song and animated short film of the same name, The Log Driver’s Waltz showcases a spunky, independent young woman whose parents are keen for her to marry. The town’s well-to-do doctors, merchants, and lawyers try to impress her, but it’s the humble log driver—with his style, grace, and joie de vivre—who captures her attention. When she and the log driver finally meet on the dance floor, their joy leaps off the page.

With homages to the original film, and celebrating the flora, fauna, and folk art of this great land, The Log Driver’s Waltz brings a hallmark of Canadian childhood to life.

About the author

Wade Hemsworth was a Canadian folk singer and songwriter, most notably the creator of “The Black Fly Song,” and, of course, “The Log Driver’s Waltz.” After Hemsworth’s passing in 2002, Governor General Adrienne Clarkson declared his songs “so much a part of our folklore...that we didn’t realize anyone had written them.”Jennifer Phelan is an acclaimed illustrator with published works in American Illustration and 3x3. Her first children’s book, Hey, Boy was a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book of 2017. She lives in Toronto. Learn more at J-Phelan.com.

Product details

Authors Wade Hemsworth, Wade/ Phelan Hemsworth, Hemsworth Wade
Assisted by Jennifer Phelan (Illustration)
Publisher Simon & Schuster USA
 
Languages English
Age Recommendation ages 4 to 99
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 30.09.2021
 
EAN 9781501161964
ISBN 978-1-5011-6196-4
No. of pages 40
Subjects Children's and young people's books > Picture books

JUVENILE FICTION / Lifestyles / Country Life, JUVENILE FICTION / Performing Arts / Music, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Canada / General, Children’s picture books, Picture books

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