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The Book of Ballads
The Book of Ballads | Charles Vess
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A collection of traditional English, Irish, and Scottish songs and folktales, retold in graphic novel form by some of today's top fantasy writers, includes Neil Gaiman's "The False Knight on the Road," Sharyn McCrumb's "Thomas the Rhymer," and Jane Yolen's "King Henry" and "The Great Selchie of Sule Skerrie." Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
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Adventures-of-a-French-Reader
The Book of Ballads | Charles Vess
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Pickpick

Each ballad in this book is preceded by a retelling of it in an illustrated form. The illustrations are wonderfully executed by Charles Vess, and the stories are written in collaboration with writers such as Neil Gaiman, Sharyn McCrumb, Jane Yolen, etc.

I think it's a great way to discover or rediscover the ballads. People who love music will be glad to find a quite detailed discography at the end of this book.

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Adventures-of-a-French-Reader
The Book of Ballads | Charles Vess
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Look what I brought home!!!
More books!!!

This afternoon, I visited my favorite local bookstore, Literarity, and brought home these jewels ;)

I foresee good reads in my future!

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tjwill
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This is the plaque for the statue I posted. Charles Vess is an amazing artist, and he just happens to live in my town. @elkeo

elkeOriginal “Dedicated to those who believe in magic” - that is fantastic 💕✨ 6y
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tjwill
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This beautiful fountain by Charles Vess is in my town. It is of Titania from Shakespeare‘s Midsummer Night‘s Dream. I promised @elkeo long ago that I would get a picture of it. Forgive me for taking such a long time. I will post the plaque as well.

elkeOriginal OMG - that is gorgeous! 6y
jillrhudy I work in the library not half a mile from there! 6y
tjwill @jillrhudy What?! I didn‘t know anyone on Litsy lived so close to me! 6y
jillrhudy I haven‘t been here long Tara! @tjwill 6y
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ElizaTodd
The Book of Ballads | Charles Vess
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Amazing! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟I really loved this one!

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kylienoele
The Book of Ballads | Charles Vess
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So cool!!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

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kylienoele
The Book of Ballads | Charles Vess
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Brown sugar banana oatmeal + decaf earl grey with lemon and honey + a book by my favorite illustrator + (not pictured) doggy snuggles = pure heaven. 🍌🍯🍵🐶📚

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tjwill
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Great G.K. Chesterton quote to accompany a beautifully detailed drawing by Charles Vess in Walking Through the Landscape of Faerie. @elkeo

elkeOriginal I LOVE CHARLES VESS!!! 7y
tjwill @elkeo Me too! And he lives in my town, so I see him out occasionally. I'll have to take a picture of the fountain he designed in our town and post it at some point. It is beautiful! 7y
elkeOriginal WHAT?! That is amazing you see him out & about! Looking forward to that fountain pic 😁 7y
TobeyTheScavengerMonk That is amazing. He is one of my favorite artists. 7y
tjwill @TobeyTheScavengerMonk Same here! His art is so full of life. 7y
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Seshat
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A detail from the Thomas the Rhymer chapter.

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