SWAMP ANGEL

New York: Dutton Children's Books, 1994. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. Signed first printing of this Caldecott Honor Book, a sort of inverse Thumbelina, the story of a giant girl who saves her Tennessee town from a ferocious bear named Thundering Tarnation, signed by both Zelinsky and Isaacs. Paul O. Zelinsky is a children's book chameleon. He notes that his art is "recognized by [its] unrecocognizability," and his output exhibits delightful variety: from simple pop-up books to illustrations inspired by the high Renaissance, he has a title for every aesthetic taste (DETROIT FREE PRESS). Zelinsky has earned a Caldecott Medal and three Caldecott Honors. 12'' x 9''. Original color pictorial boards. Original unclipped ($14.99) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. [32] pages. Signed by Zelinsky and Isaacs to half-title page. Jacket with a hint of edgewear. Rear flyleaf with narrow abrasion to upper edge. Vibrant.