A Rose, a Bridge, and a Wild Black Horse by Charlotte Zolotow, Crescent Dragonwagon, and Julie Morstad
A Rose, a Bridge, and a Wild Black Horse by Charlotte Zolotow, Crescent Dragonwagon, and Julie Morstad
A Rose, a Bridge, and a Wild Black Horse by Charlotte Zolotow, Crescent Dragonwagon, and Julie Morstad
A Rose, a Bridge, and a Wild Black Horse by Charlotte Zolotow, Crescent Dragonwagon, and Julie Morstad
A Rose, a Bridge, and a Wild Black Horse by Charlotte Zolotow, Crescent Dragonwagon, and Julie Morstad

A Rose, a Bridge, and a Wild Black Horse by Charlotte Zolotow, Crescent Dragonwagon, and Julie Morstad

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Ages: 5–7 years

A reimagined edition of A Rose, a Bridge, and a Wild Black Horse—the classic picture book by a legendary author and a beloved illustrator, about a girl and her mother, with themes of growing up, dreams, and letting go.

A girl declares all the things she’ll do for her mother when she is all grown up—from climbing mountains and swimming across oceans, to picking the pinkest rose, to building the biggest bridge and a castle for her mother to live in, to taming a wild black horse for her mother to ride—ending with the friend she will bring her mother to keep her company while she travels the world.

Originally published in 1964, A Rose, a Bridge, and a Wild Black Horse is a beloved picture book by renowned children’s book author Charlotte Zolotow, reenvisioned by her daughter, celebrated author Crescent Dragonwagon, and illustrated by award-winning artist Julie Morstad.

The book includes an afterword by Crescent Dragonwagon about her mother and this special edition of their book.

Charlotte Zolotow—author, editor, publisher, and educator—has one of the most distinguished reputations in the field of children's literature. She has written more than seventy books, many of which are picture-book classics, such as Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present and William's Doll. She lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.

Julie Morstad is the author and illustrator of Today, How To and Time Is a Flower, which was a New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book, winner of the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award and the Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize, and a finalist for a Governor General’s Literary Award, among other honors. She has illustrated many other beloved stories for children, including Kate DiCamillo’s The Puppets of Spelhorst. In 2018, she illustrated a stamp for Canada Post. Julie lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Julie Morstad

Julie Morstad is the author and illustrator of Today, How To and Time Is a Flower, which was a New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book, winner of the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award and the Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize, and a finalist for a Governor General’s Literary Award, among other honors. She has illustrated many other beloved stories for children, including Kate DiCamillo’s The Puppets of Spelhorst. In 2018, she illustrated a stamp for Canada Post. Julie lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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