{"product_id":"girls-standing-on-the-lawn-9780870709081","title":"Girls Standing on the Lawn","description":"\u003ci\u003eGirls Standing on Lawns\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique collaboration between renowned artist and bestselling children's book author Maira Kalman and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling writer Daniel Handler, better known as Lemony Snicket. This clever book contains 40 vintage photographs from the collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, more than a dozen original paintings by Kalman inspired by the photographs, and brief, lyrical texts by Handler. Poetic and thought-provoking, \u003ci\u003eGirls Standing on Lawns\u003c\/i\u003e is a meditation on memories, childhood, nostalgia, home, family, and the act of seeing. The gorgeous visual material sets the stage for what Handler succinctly describes as \"a photograph, a painting, a sentence, a pose.\" Girls, women, families, and even pets from days gone by grace the pages, looking out at us, enticing readers to imagine these people, their lives--and where they have gone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eGirls Standing on Lawns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Kalman supplements the mostly black-and-white, anonymous, amateur snapshots with colorful paintings inspired by the photographs. Handler adds alternately wry, pithy, poignant--and always succinct--commentary to most spreads, inviting readers to ponder the people and scenes as well as their own family photos.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003c\/i\u003eHandler provides free verse that is both spare and sparse throughout the collection, contextualizing the thematic groupings and offering imaginative insight into what might have motivated the preservation of such frozen moments. The project is interesting and the images thought provoking.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin of The Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Museum of Modern Art\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780870709081\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 6.10w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/24\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2014 pg. 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2014 pg. 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2014 - Recommended - Hard To Beat\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2014 pg. 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2014 pg. 178 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Maira Kalman, Daniel Handler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36645460934812,"sku":"9780870709081","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4ba25152-1319-4c73-ae11-78ffaedcc08e.jpg?v=1603861156","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/girls-standing-on-the-lawn-9780870709081","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}