signed first edition
2004 · Orlando, Austin, New York
by Dillon, Leo; Dillon, Diane; Norman, Howard
Orlando, Austin, New York: Gulliver Books Harcourt, Inc, 2004. First edition. Fine in like dust jacket.. Signed first printing of this selection of bird stories from around the world, with vibrant illustrations by award-winning artists Leo and Diane Dillon. Leo and Diane Dillon were a pair of "the world's pre-eminent illustrators for young people, producing artwork [...] that was a seamless amalgam of both their hands" (NEW YORK TIMES). Their artistry twice earned them Caldecott Medals – Leo was the first Black US American to receive the award – and netted them numerous other honors through their long careers, including a Hugo Award and three Coretta (truncated)