{"product_id":"the-man-who-lost-his-head-hardcover","title":"The Man Who Lost His Head - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClaire Huchet Bishop\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert McCloskey\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA man searches for the right head on his shoulders in this funny parable that teaches kids ages 4-8 about problem-solving--with illustrations by Caldecott winner Robert McCloskey.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's bad news when you wake up in the morning and find you've lost your head, especially if it's an especially agreeable and handsome head, but there you go, such things happen. In any case, the man who loses his head in \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Lost His Head\u003c\/i\u003e isn't about to grin (that is, if he could grin) and bear it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo, he'll make himself a new one, and starting with a pumpkin and moving on to a parsnip and finally picking up a block of wood, he sets about getting it just right. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStill, for all his efforts, it somehow isn't right. It isn't the head he had before. It turns out that only a brash bold boy can save the man who lost his head from losing it altogether. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClaire Huchet Bishop's charming parable is illustrated by the great Robert McCloskey, whose books for children include \u003ci\u003eOne Morning in Maine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlueberries for Sal\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Caldecott Medal-winning \u003ci\u003eMake Way for Ducklings\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaire Huchet Bishop (1899-1993) \u003c\/b\u003ewas a librarian, storyteller, critic, and writer. She grew up in Le Havre, France, and attended the Sorbonne for a time before founding France's first library for children, L'Heure Joyeuse. Her children's books grew out of the popular stories she told both at L'Heure Joyeuse and at the New York Public Library, where she worked after marrying the pianist Frank Bishop and settling in the United States. Among the seventeen works of fiction she wrote for children are \u003ci\u003eThe Five Chinese Brothers \u003c\/i\u003e(1938), \u003ci\u003eTwenty and Ten\u003c\/i\u003e (1952), and the Newbery Honor books \u003ci\u003ePancakes-Paris\u003c\/i\u003e (1947) and \u003ci\u003eAll Alone \u003c\/i\u003e(1953). Bishop also wrote several biographies for children and nonfiction works for adults, and served as children's book editor at \u003ci\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/i\u003e during the 1930s. Active during the Second World War in the cause of European Jews, she devoted herself after the war to fostering better understanding between Jews and Christians, writing \u003ci\u003eHow Catholics Look at Jews\u003c\/i\u003e (1974) and encouraging the Vatican's recognition of the State of Israel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert McCloskey (1914-2003) \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Ohio and moved east to study art in Boston and New York. He was awarded a prestigious Rome Prize, but World War II made it impossible for him to go to Rome. Renowned as a draftsman, McCloskey provided illustrations for a variety of authors and also wrote and illustrated eight books of his own, including \u003ci\u003eBlueberries for Sal\u003c\/i\u003e (1948), \u003ci\u003eOne Morning in Maine\u003c\/i\u003e (1952), and the Caldecott Award-winning stories \u003ci\u003eMake Way for Ducklings\u003c\/i\u003e (1941) and \u003ci\u003eTime of Wonde\u003c\/i\u003er (1958). McCloskey's last book, \u003ci\u003eBurt Dow: Deep-Water Man\u003c\/i\u003e, came out in 1963. In 2003, he died on the Maine island where he had lived with his family since the 1940s.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6.6 x 9.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758526071072,"sku":"9781681378435","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d88a3160e1dfe46a4f7ee199250dd2f8_3c870e9a-d740-4d92-b190-9b661df2a6be.webp?v=1780128717","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-man-who-lost-his-head-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}