Leif the Lucky and the pleasure of long books.
"I was delighted to see that the University of MinnesotaPress has reprinted 1941 book, Lief the Lucky, by Ingri and Edgar Parin D’Aulaire. A big gorgeous book that tells the Norse folktale of Erik the Red and his son Leif the Lucky, and how they discovered Greenland and North America."
It’s increasingly difficult to find picture books that you can sit down and read with a child that takes more than 10 minutes to read. I love many of these short books, and I realize that people’s relationship to time has changed, but I also love sharing a long story with a child. The great thing about being an older person is that I have a little more time. Folk tales and stories of the olden days are a particular pleasure to share because it gives the child a chance to ask lots of questions. It’s also pleasure to introduce them to black and white illustration and different ways of using color.
I was delighted to see that the University of MinnesotaPress has reprinted 1941 book, Lief the Lucky, by Ingri and Edgar Parin D’Aulaire. A big gorgeous book that tells the Norse folktale of Erik the Red and his son Leif the Lucky, and how they discovered Greenland and North America.
By: Joy Corcoran
Story Date: 2015-08-11T05:00:00+00:00
Story Date: 2015-08-11T05:00:00+00:00
