Loon Lore

Before retiring to Westerly, Rhode Island, WILLIAM SULLIVAN taught English and American studies at Keene State College. He has co-written two books on twentieth century American poetry: Modern American Poetry, 1865 - 1950, Twayne Publishers, Boston; and Containing Multitudes, Poetry in the United States Since 1950, Twayne Publishers, Simon & Schuster, New York. Sullivan has also co-produced two documentary films: Here Am I, Send Me, The Journey of Jonathan Daniels, Sojourner Films; and The Farmer is the Man. His poems have appeared in a number of print and online publications, including Origami Poems, Apple Tree Review, Providence Journal, Westerly Sun, Wickford Art Association: Poetry and Art (2013, 2014), Serving House Journal, Babel Fruit, and New Verse news.
LESLIE TRYON is the author and illustrator of the Albert series of books for children, beginning with the ALA Notable book, Albert's Alphabet, Atheneum, Macmillan, Simon and Schuster. She has also illustrated a series written by Alma Flor Ada; also from Atheneum. Tryon has created drawings for the Los Angeles Times as well as numerous children's magazines. The drawings in this book were done on Fabriano watercolor paper (plate finish) using Prismacolor pencils. The style is meant to be "soft and poetic," Tryon says.