Marianna Mayer
Autor/a de The Twelve Dancing Princesses
Sobre l'autor
Marianna Mayer published her first book, Beauty and the Beast, at the age of nineteen. After college, she studied painting at the Art Students League in New York City. She eventually transitioned to writing. Her works include The Unicorn Alphabet, Marcel the Pastry Chef, Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the mostra'n més Brave, and The Adventures of Tom Thumb. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
Crèdit de la imatge: Marianna Mayer
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Coneixement comú
- Data de naixement
- 1945-11-08
- Gènere
- female
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Llocs de residència
- Roxbury, Connecticut, USA
New York, New York, USA - Professions
- freelance writer
illustrator - Relacions
- Mayer, Mercer (former husband)
Membres
Ressenyes
Llistes
Princess Tales (1)
Premis
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Estadístiques
- Obres
- 53
- També de
- 2
- Membres
- 3,897
- Popularitat
- #6,499
- Valoració
- 4.1
- Ressenyes
- 124
- ISBN
- 123
- Llengües
- 5
- Preferit
- 2
Being a great admirer of Marianna Mayer's work, particularly her retellings of various folk and fairy-tales, and being interested in the story of the real St. Nicholas, since first encountering it in Mildred Corell Luckhardt's fictionalized biography, The Story of Saint Nicholas, I approached The Real Santa Claus: Legends of Saint Nicholas with anticipation. On the whole, I was not disappointed, finding the narrative engaging and the artwork beautiful. Most of the paintings Mayer chose to accompany her text were medieval, and as I have a great fondness for medieval art—it always strikes me as flatter than subsequent Renaissance art, but somehow also more mesmerizing, more mysterious—I was naturally engrossed. I don't think that the quality of the art reproductions here is that high, although I did read the book online, which made perusing the images somewhat difficult, so take that as you will. Leaving that issue aside, this was a wonderful book, and is one I would recommend to picture book audiences seeking stories about the real St. Nicholas. Parents and adult caregivers should note that Mayer is frank about Santa Claus not being real, so they might want to amend their reading as necessary, depending upon their own child listeners' beliefs and needs.… (més)