The Way to Start a Day 1978 Byrd Baylor SIGNED illustrated by Peter Parnall

Title: The Way to Start a Day

Author: Byrd Baylor
Illustrator: Peter Parnall

Description: Inscribed by Byrd Baylor on the illustrated flyleaf. Second printing. Yellow cloth pictorially stamped in black. Interior is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket shows some general toning and very slight general soiling; price clipped; in an archival mylar sleeve. [32] pages. 10 x 8 inches.

The Way to Start the Day is a book about how people all over the world have paid their respects to the wonder of each new sunrise, going back to ancient days and in all corners of the world. Byrd expresses people's reverence for the sun and gently suggests to the reader a sharing in this familiar engagement. Her words are complimented by Peter Parnell's colorful, radiantly flowing illustrations.

Byrd Baylor (1924-1921) was an Arizona novelist, essayist, and author of picture books for children. Four of her books were Caldecott Honor winners. Her work often expressed a deep appreciation for the American Southwest and Native American cultures. She collaborated on several books with the illustrator Peter Parnall (b. 1936), three of which were distinguished as Caldecott Honor books. He was raised in the tiny town of Willow Springs in the Mojave desert country of Kern County, California, and is known for his pen-and-ink work.

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Good+

Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Place: New York
Year: 1978

ISBN: 0684156512