Ballad of the Rag Man
by Cynthia Gustavson
with illustrations by Kristina Tosic
IN BALLAD OF THE RAG MAN, written entirely in rhyming verse, the Rag Man, clothed in beautiful rags, collects cast-off items that others don’t find valuable, and he collects them in heaps outside his home, walking through the streets of his little town with a cart. Nothing escapes his attention. To him, nothing is junk. A little girl watches the Rag Man from a distance as he takes her old, cast-off teddy bear, and she follows him to his mysterious shop, and wonders what will happen with her well-worn toy. Much to her surprise, the Rag Man repairs her teddy bear, and brings it back to her.
The colorful, deep and remarkable artwork in this collection is both real and imaginative – children will step into another world, but still root themselves firmly on the ground. They will, like the little girl, be watching the Rag Man. And they will learn an important lesson about judging others before they get to know them.
October 2009
ISBN: 978-1-933918-42-6
8.5×11 * casebound
36 pages * $18.95
Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 978-1-933918-42-6
8.5×11 * casebound
36 pages * $18.95
Juvenile Fiction
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