If You're Afraid of the Dark, Remember the Night Rainbow
(Edens’s magical words and pictures illustrate the univers...)
Edens’s magical words and pictures illustrate the universal emotions of fear, doubt, joy, and loss, and reveal the unexpected silver linings to be found in any cloud. This whimsical little book proves that it’s possible to face obstacles with a positive attitude; all you need is the willingness to throw aside logic and open yourself up to the power of playful imagination.
(Tired of journeying daily through a drab, colorless villa...)
Tired of journeying daily through a drab, colorless village, young Hugh reaches inside his dreams and paints the world with his own unique multi-colored vision.
(By falling down a rabbit hole, Alice experiences unsual a...)
By falling down a rabbit hole, Alice experiences unsual adventures with a variety of nonsensical characters. Includes illustrations by a variety of artists selected from previously published editions.
(While three bears are away from home, Goldilocks ventures...)
While three bears are away from home, Goldilocks ventures inside their house tastes their porridge, tries their chairs, and finally falls asleep in Baby Bear's bed.
(The illustration for each letter is taken from a book by ...)
The illustration for each letter is taken from a book by one of twenty-eight different artists who flourished between 1874 and 1926. Brief biographies of each illustrator (Boutet de Monvel, Crane, Willebeek Le Mair, Dulac, Parrish, Brooke, Rackham, etc.)are included. The illustration for each letter is taken from a book by one of twenty-eight different artists who flourished between 1874 and 1926.
(Presents three fairy tales about princesses: Snow White, ...)
Presents three fairy tales about princesses: Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella. Author's notes present historical background on these tales, which occur in many countries. Profusely illustrated with the works of more than twenty-five illustrators over the last one hundred twenty years.
(On a boring New Year's Day, the Santa Cows whisk the Schw...)
On a boring New Year's Day, the Santa Cows whisk the Schwartz family away on a tour of the Santa Cow Movie Studio, complete with screenings of such famous films as "Cowsablanca" and "It's an Udderful Life."
(Taffy’s all set for a warm and cozy Christmas with her fa...)
Taffy’s all set for a warm and cozy Christmas with her family, but then she’s notified on Christmas Eve that they’ve got to move out of their house by midnight. Don’t worry! Taffy, her two daughters, and their twelve animals - an unusual and closeknit family - won’t let the bad news get them down. Trekking back and forth across the snowy landscape, they move all of their belongings into an abandoned barn. And in the true spirit of the season, they clean up the barn, light the woodstove, hang their stockings, and put up their tree. It turns out to be a Christmas they’ll never forget.
(On a magical Christmas Day in a small mountain village, a...)
On a magical Christmas Day in a small mountain village, a mysterious man named Nicholi carves a magnificent sleigh and a team of reindeer out of snow and takes the townspeople on a fantastical holiday flight.
(No one can resist a smile. In this sunny little volume, C...)
No one can resist a smile. In this sunny little volume, Cooper Edens and Richard Kehl gather images of smiles and happiness from around the world. Sly smiles, grins, giggles, and pure joy beam from these pages in delightful illustrations culled from fine art, photography, toys, and other unexpected sources - proving that happiness is all around us. Included, too, is a thoughtful selection of quotations on being happy.
(The classic tales in this lavishly illustrated collection...)
The classic tales in this lavishly illustrated collection have enchanted generations of readers. Here, among others, is the fair Snow White, Rapunzel with her golden tresses, and the princess so delicate that even just a small pea hidden under 20 mattresses keeps her awake at night. The stories are paired with magnificent artwork by some of the most renowned children's book illustrators of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
(The garden of beloved children's stories is full of small...)
The garden of beloved children's stories is full of small characters: the Little Mermaid, Tom Thumb, Little Red Riding Hood, the Little Engine That Could. That's not only because children themselves are small. Audiences old and young, for generation upon generation, have cheered the triumph of the little over the big. Here, then, is a collection of tales that delights in everything small.
Cooper Edens is an American author and illustrator. He collaborated with other artists on a number of children's books and in compilations of classic children's story illustrations.
Background
Cooper Edens was born on September 25, 1945, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. He is the son of Otto (an electrical engineer) and Garnet (Cooper) Drager.
He was raised in the Seattle area. His parent's house, on Lake Washington, encouraged solitary daydreaming and reading.
Education
Cooper Edens told: “I tended to miss quite a bit of school. I don't remember whether this was for some legitimate reason, or simply because I didn’t want to go. My earliest ‘textbooks’ were coloring books which I would color in peculiar ways, changing the words as I went along. I cut up and reorganized comic strips from the newspaper, superimposing, say, Felix the Cat into the alien world of another comic strip character.''
Cooper Edens studied at the University of Washington and received a Bachelor of Arts in 1970.
Cooper began to write and illustrate in 1978. He used crayon on cardboard to illustrate his first words-and-art creation. He was steered by other publishers to Harold and Sandra Darling, of Green Tiger Press, who published "If You're Afraid of the Dark, Remember the Night Rainbow" in 1978.
While other books (such as "The Starcleaner Reunion", "Caretakers of Wonder" and "If You're Still Afraid of the Dark Add One More Star to the Night") use the same "horizontal" approach, Cooper has also worked with other artists on numerous collaborations.
Edens has also created a series of books celebrating the history of children’s book illustration. In these books, Edens reprints one version of a classic children’s story, such as Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, or Beauty and the Beast, along with illustrations from a number of artists who have adapted the tales since the nineteenth century. In The Three Princesses: Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Edens does the same for three traditional tales about princesses. The great asset of this work “for anyone interested in the history of book illustration,” attested Michael Dirda in the Washington Post Book World, is Edens’ selection of more than 150 illustrations from artists of the past.
Edens has also worked with partners to compile books that use art from the history of children's literature to retell the story, and to show how different artists create different realities for their stories. He is now working on projects to create digital, interactive versions of some of his classics.