The Bridge Dancers
by Carol Fisher Saller | Illustrated by Gerald Talifero
Winner of the Carl Sandburg Award for Children’s Literature
“A complex picture book for readers young and old.”
—School Library Journal
“Saller transports readers to another time and place through this convincing, first-person narrative... A good choice for reading aloud.”
—Booklist
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Maisie has never crossed the frightening old footbridge that separates her house from the nearest town. Then one night her sister Callie is badly injured, and Maisie must face her fear in order to fetch their mother, an herbal medicine healer. Discovering that there is more than one way to cross a bridge is the focus of this heartwarming tale.
Illustrations by the late Gerald Talifero. Once director of the Santa Barbara Arts Council, his artwork has been exhibited around the United States and in other countries.
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Publication: 1991, 2023
Pages: 32
Age range: 6 and up
(Younger children can enjoy the book being read to them.)
Language: English
ISBN (case): 979-8-9862353-7-0
ISBN (pbk): 979-8-9862353-5-6
ISBN (ebook): 979-8-9862353-6-3