Visually Stunning
Elizabeth Bird of School Library Journal reviewed The StoryTeller (Atheneum Books for Young Readers) in an article for Fuse 8 Production. “It seems odd to say, but this book, wrapped as it is in classic motifs and themes dating back hundreds, even thousands, of years, is one of the freshest, most timely picture books I’ve had the honor to read in a long time. Visually stunning with a storyline to match, Turk is beginning to make good on his talents. This is a man with storytelling in his blood and bones. Our children reap the rewards. A can’t...
read moreDiverse Books: Setting Deeply Purposeful
Elizabeth Bird of School Library Journal considers The Storyteller (Atheneum Books for Young Readers) in the current discussion of representation and diverse books in an article for Fuse 8 Production. “There’s been a lot of discussion lately about diversity in children’s literature. Specifically, some of that discussion has concerned those books written by white people about other cultures. It’s not a new phenomenon but what is a bit new is the increasing understanding that if you are going to use another culture, you need to do your...
read moreCarpets and Borders: Look for Blue Glimmer of Hope
The borders and patterns of The Storyteller (Atheneum Books for Young Readers) have much to say about the stories themselves, and all come from traditional Moroccan carpet patterns. Elizabeth Bird of School Library Journal follows the diamonds in The Storyteller in an article for Fuse 8 Production. “Look for a blue glimmer of hope to appear around each story!” —Evan Turk “…after each story’s text a diamond appears. However, as the stories appear within stories within stories, the diamonds grow more elaborate and decorative. Then,...
read moreMakes Readers the Tellers of Tales
“The story of The Storyteller will make readers tellers of tales. Thus, the request for stories to quench our thirst will never dry up. Evan Turk’s illustrations are a visual play of story in itself as well.” —Ashley Bryan, multiple Coretta Scott King Award...
read moreThe Storyteller
From Ezra Jack Keats 2015 New Illustrator Honor recipient Evan Turk comes his debut work as author-illustrator: an original folktale that celebrates the power of stories and storytelling.
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