Arthur Pober

Eleanor Hodgman Porter

Scott McKowen

When orphaned, eleven-year-old Pollyanna comes to live with austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, her philosophy of gladness brings happiness to her aunt and other unhappy members of the community.

Pollyanna

Washington Irving

A collection of haunting classic tales, illustrated by the designer of Canada's 2001 silver dollar, includes Rip Van Winkle, The Specter Bridegroom and The Devil and Tom Walker.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories

Edgar Allan Poe

A collection of twenty-four illustrated stories by the nineteenth-century American writer best known for his tales of horror.

The Stories of Edgar Allan Poe

In a world of digital images and wireless communication, scratchboard illustration is something of a throwback. McKowen is a prolific scratchboard illustrator who has established an international career specializing in theatre posters and book covers.

Scratchboard Illustrations

A Fine Line

Philip Van Doren Stern

George Pratt, depressed and contemplating suicide, is allowed to see what his community would have been like if he had never been born

The Greatest Gift

From a partridge in a pear tree to 12 drummers drumming, a beautifully illustrated celebration of the most festive time of the year. One of the most popular holiday songs of all time, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" probably originated in France during the late Middle Ages and became popular in England as a chant sung without music. The 12 days are traditionally those following Christmas, with the last day being the end of the season. Over the years the lyrics have changed but the song remains a perennial favorite, recorded by everyone from Frank Sinatra to Alvin and the Chipmunks. My True Love Gave to Me is an exquisitely illustrated edition of the song's famous lyrics, featuring the art of Scott McKowen, an award-winning illustrator and graphic designer. Each "day" is accompanied by a richly detailed-and often whimsical-full-page scratchboard illustration of its grand and unusual gift. Populated by a partridge, turtle doves, French hens, calling birds, golden rings, geese, swans, maids a-milking, ladies dancing, lords a-leaping, pipers piping and drummers drumming, My True Love Gave to Me makes a perfect gift for yourself and those you love.

Margit Rowell

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