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Following on the brilliant success of The Little Match Girl and his fourth Caldecott Honor Book, The Ugly Duckling, Jerry Pinkney brings us another enchanting adaptation of a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. The Nightingale is the story of a plain little bird whose beautiful songs bring her great fame, even winning her an esteemed place in the king's court. Eventually, however, after saving the life of the king, the modest nightingale chooses to return to her peaceful life in the forest. Although the original tale is set in China, Jerry Pinkney decided to add a unique twist to his own adaptation by moving the setting to Morocco-and the resulting artwork is spectacular. The lush, elaborate watercolor illustrations feature the diverse peoples, rich costumes, and amazing architecture of Northwest Africa, making this version of The Nightingale a true picture book original!
From Publishers Weekly
Pinkney (The Ugly Duckling) sets this retelling of Andersen's classic tale in Morocco instead of the original China, inspiring a score of lush illustrations and a fresh, piquant narrative. The tale of a king who learns humility from a kitchen girl and a "little, plain, simple" bird unfolds with familiar grace. Pinkney incorporates such atmospheric details as traditional Moroccan fare (mint tea and "pastries made with honey and almond milk") into his smooth prose. He also makes a few concessions to younger readers: when the nightingale's mechanical rival breaks, the emperor eventually turns to "the Great Fixer-of-All-Things" (instead of Andersen's watchmaker), and when the king slips into a decline, he introduces Death as "Old Man Death." He fills his watercolors, rendered in lines as loose and fluid as his characters' beautiful garments, with such exotic touches as palm trees, camels and a pet monkey, and evokes the country's gorgeously ornate architecture and ethnically diverse inhabitants. The sumptuous treatment will easily please Pinkney's many admirers. Ages 5-up.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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My second-favorite version of this story
2011/6/9
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This is our second-favorite version of this story, but only because the one by Paul Birkbeck is so extraordinary.
Jerry Pinckney is always magnificent. He sets this story in a town like Morocco or maybe somewhere in Andalusia, judging by the architecture and scenery. The setting lets him mix European, Middle Eastern, Bedouin, and African characters into the story. The richness of the fabrics and the furnishings will knock your socks off, and when death sits on the Emperor's chest -- Wow!
The contrast between the wealth of the court and the simplicity of the mockingbird is very appealing. We love this book.
Jerry Pinckney is always magnificent. He sets this story in a town like Morocco or maybe somewhere in Andalusia, judging by the architecture and scenery. The setting lets him mix European, Middle Eastern, Bedouin, and African characters into the story. The richness of the fabrics and the furnishings will knock your socks off, and when death sits on the Emperor's chest -- Wow!
The contrast between the wealth of the court and the simplicity of the mockingbird is very appealing. We love this book.
Beautiful illustrations :)
2010/2/18
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This story seems to me to hew very closely to what I remember of the original Nightingale by Andersen... but then, I don't have it directly in front of me to compare. Regardless, the only big change I see is moving the setting to Morocco instead of China (which is just as well, China was only chosen as a shorthand for "far away and mysterious", and who doesn't know all about China by now?) and having a "Fixer-of-all-Things" instead of a clockmaker.
The illustrations are colorful and lovely, and the story is as touching as always, with the classic Andersen theme of valuing the real above the fake.
The illustrations are colorful and lovely, and the story is as touching as always, with the classic Andersen theme of valuing the real above the fake.
A beautiful version of a classic
2010/2/8
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Pinkney is amazing...his books are top of my list for children's gifts...the art is beautiful, rich and detailed...and words have a gentle flow ...great to be read aloud and shared
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