Woody Guthrie
Poet of the People
By Bonnie Christensen; Bonnie Christensen (Illustrator)
(Knopf Books for Young Readers, Hardcover, 9780375811135, 32pp.)
Publication Date: October 9, 2001
Other Editions of This Title: Paperback
Categories: Biography & Autobiography - Music
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Woody Guthrie spent his life putting into words and music what the rest of America was thinking. He roamed from coast to coast and captured the despair of those displaced by the Great Depression and the dust bowl, eulogized workers, and celebrated the great natural beauty of America. This is an introductory biography presented as a picture book with a brief lyrical text and powerful, hand-tinted, woodcut-like illustrations. It includes the complete lyrics to “This Land Is Your Land” and excerpts from his other songs. A book for all ages, it makes this talented and tragic man accessible to young children and will please his older folksinging fans with its stunning art.
Bonnie Christensen illustrated the Folio Society’s limited edition of The Grapes of Wrath and several children’s books, including Moon over Tennessee: A Boy’s Civil War Journal.
“Mixed-media woodcut-like illustrations and fine writing make this an outstanding picture-book introduction to Woody Guthrie. The complete lyrics to ‘This Land Is Your Land’ are included, along with a time line of Guthrie’s life.”—Book Links
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