The Illustrated Wynken Blynken and Nod

In this imaginative visual interpretation of Eugene Fields poem transformation is a trundle bed becomes a wooden-shoe sailing-craft. The surrounding wonderful water world is inhabited by star-born fish a musical moon a squeamish seahorse and three wee fishermen all entwined with the roll of the sea across shimmering pastel skies. The child reader is also aboard appearing in the billowing spinnaker sail as the sabot is sped on by the antics of the wind. In the end a final transformation is a time-honored classic poem has become a fine-arts feast for young visual readers. The edition appears more than a century after Fields death though it was worth the wait! This fully illustrated edition of Fields masterpiece is sure to endure the test of time. The sensitive colorful renderings give flight to our imaginations and spur young readers to abandon themselves to the fantasy-world traveling of the unusual characters who inhabit this story.Of course the ships final destination Sleep is reached as all nightly passengers will discover. This visual flight of fancy is the perfect launch pad for pleasant dreams and will easily enhance the pre-bedtime routine. Each new reading tugs one more deeply into the intricate illustrations where new discoveries await.So ...Shut your eyes while mother sings of wonderful sights that be...And you shall see the beautiful things as you rock in the misty sea.Youre sure to make a cozy landfall... beyond the sea of dew.