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First printing. Esbensen's first collection of children's poems, originally published in 1965, now presented in a beautiful new edition. The number of selections has been reduced by eight, but ""the poetry's impact is heightened by masterful new illustrations from four distinguished artists. The verses evoke seasonal symbols but with fresh [ideas], as in 'Under my umbrella-top,/Splashing through the town,/I wonder why the tulips/Hold umbrellas/Up-side-down!' . . Cheng-Khee Chee's textured watercolors sprout and bloom across the pages of ""Spring."" Janice Lee Porter's ""Summer"" oil pastels hum with energetic color and sinuous shapes. Mary GrandPre ushers in fall with a warmer palette of pastels, lighting Esbensen's poems in ruby red and amber. Finally, Stephen Gammell's snowscapes, spattered in icy grays and blues, capture winter's wild spirit. An exceptional marriage of poetry and art."" (School Library Journal). SIGNED by illustrator Cheng-Khee Chee, and uncommon thus. Large square format. Unpaginated. Very near fine in a like dustjacket (rectangle has been cut from upper corner of front endpaper, but otherwise fine)
![[Signed] SWING AROUND THE SUN. Esbensen, Barbara Juster (1925 -1996), Cheng-Khee Chee, signed. Janice Lee Porter. Mary GrandPre, and Stephen Gammell,](https://r.kelkoo.com/resize.php?country=ca&merchantId=100567270&categoryId=5101&trackingId=96985762&width=auto&height=auto&image=https%3A%2F%2Fpictures.abebooks.com%2Finventory%2F31198941906_2.jpg&sign=jwhaqsHlYYzaYnUEfXwsrcDdyUz3cQZ_S0sUWRc3k6k-)