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Three Children's Broadsides

Styrofoamosaurus Big Jake Katie's Birthday Bug

STYROFOAMOSAURUS

BIG JAKE

KATIE'S BIRTHDAY BUG


Poems by Timothy Sheehan
Drawings by Gene Holtan

Limited edition of 100 each
17" x 22"
$50 each

About the broadsides
Dedicated to the memory of Adrian Wilson and printed at The Press in Tuscany Alley upon the invitation of his widow, Joyce Wilson. Letterpress-printed in editions of 100 using Palatino types and multiple colors on Iyo Gazed paper by Felicia Rice and Gary Young.

About the poet
Timothy Sheehan writes literate poems for children in the tradition of John Ciardi, colored with the humor of Dr. Suess. He invents a world where security and love embrace adventure and risk.

About the artist
Gene Holtan is an award-winnng children¹s book illustrator. His three drawings brilliantly capture the instant of discovery in each poem.

About the printers
With the generous support of Joyce Wilson and The Press at Tuscany Alley, Felicia Rice, Moving Parts Press, and Gary Young, Greenhouse Review Press, collaborated in developing this series for and about their children; interpreting the pairings of drawings and poems as colorful relief prints