Synopses & Reviews
Review
"An alphabet book with a fresh, artistic approach."
Review
"Each painting stands alone as a remarkable work of art; together they create a visual ode to the beauty of the Vermont landscape. A magnificent addition to the alphabet book genre and a fitting tribute to a vanishing lifestyle." Publishers Weekly, Starred
"An alphabet book with a fresh, artistic approach." School Library Journal
Synopsis
Vermont painter Woody Jackson presents an atmospheric alphabetical tour of farm life through the eyes of a black-and-white Holstein. Full color.
Synopsis
Black-and-white Holstein cows dot Vermontand#8217;s landscape: a visual feast of valleys and lakes dissected by the lush Green Mountains. Vermont has the highest ratio of cows to people of any state in our country: one cow for every four people who live there.
Woody Jackson has lived there for more than twenty-five years. He has watched the seasons pass from glorious autumn foliage, to winterand#8217;s many months of cold and snow, to muddy spring, to the green, green Vermont summertime. Always present are the cows.
This beautiful alphabet book will appeal to adults and young children alike.
About the Author
Woody Jackson lives in Addison County, Vermont--the land of milk and honey. He discovered art and cows at Middlebury College, from which he graduated in 1970. He created ties among the dairymen and -women there and has been creating bovine artwork ever since. He also received an MFA from the Yale School of Art and lived in New York City. Vermont is where his heart and art coexist. His cows grace the sides of Ben and Jerry's ice cream trucks as well as many art collections.