

And he ends up making planes crash into each other, and he makes movies open all night for free, and all these of kind of sign issues. And the owl shows him how to make lines in the sky, and the firefly figures out he can spell words that cause trouble. Go! Sam and the Firefly is this really weird book about an owl and a firefly, and they fly around at night. Probably my favorite one was one called Sam and the Firefly by P.

In the second video, Klassen talks about visiting schools, encouraging students to draw and write, and the roles that librarians can play in connecting children to the right book.īelow is a transcript of our complete interview: In the first video, he discusses the picture books he grew up with and their evocative powers, as well as his own writing process and how he engages young readers’ imaginations. Tale of night time frolics of Sam the Owl & Gus the talented, first skywriting Firefly, when all good children are in dreamland.Caldecott Medal winner Jon Klassen talked to American Libraries in two video interviews at the 2015 ALA Annual Conference. Magoo series, and co-writer (with Bill Scott) of the screenplay for Gerald McBoing-Boing, and winner of the 1951 Oscar for Best Animated Short Subject. Classic children's story, 195-word vocabulary, written & illustrated by screenwriter, illustrator & children's author Philip Dey "Phil" Eastman (1909 - 1986), prot�g� of Theodor Geisel (Dr. DJ/Good intact w/rubs, nips, chips, closed tears & soiling. Illustrated boards/VG strong & sound w/edge rubs & soiling to upper front surface.

Light brown spotting (acidic paper reaction) to covers verso & endpapers. Vintage 1958 First Edition stitched hardback. Eastman (Author-Illustrator) (illustrator). During World War II, he was assigned to the Army's Signal Corps film unit that was headed by Geisel. Between 19, he worked for Walt Disney Productions as an assistant animator and production designer. He was a protege and colleague of Theodor Geisel (aka Dr. Eastman (1909-1986) was a notable author and illustrator of children's books. In it, an owl named Sam befriends a firefly who mischievously flies around drawing words in the air at night and causing all kind of chaos to the people below. Sam and the Firefly was published in 1958, being the sixth in Random House's Beginner Book series. Dust jacket (same design at book) chipped at spine ends large chip to top edge of rear panel not price clipped ($1.95) in an archival mylar sleeve. Previous owner's name on ffep, else interior is clean and unmarked. Edges and corners of boards rubbed small bit of wear to head of spine.
