Carole Kismaric (1942–2002)

The introduction by Lloyd Fonvielle is one of the more informative I have read in the Masters of Photography series. In addition to a renowned photographer, Evans served as in an editorial role at Fortune Magazine for 20 years and as a professor at Yale University for the last ten years of his life.

Evans photographs documented the dark, ominous streets (Factory Street, Amsterdam, New York, 1930) and the nobility (Floyd Burroughs, Hale County, Alabama, 1936) and playfulness (Roadside Store Between Tuscaloosa and Greensboro, Alabama, 1936) of people in the great depression.… (mehr)

Twin brothers Pavel and Paali debate whether good or evil will be rewarded, in this powerful Ukrainian folktale. When wicked Pavel wins their wager, he deprives his brother of all his possessions, eventually demanding both his eyes in exchange for two meager portions of grain. Blinded, betrayed, and close to starvation, Paali eventually finds himself lost in the great forest. Has Pavel triumphed? Or does fate have something else in store for the two brothers...?

A harsh tale of greed, fraternal cruelty and terrible punishment, The Rumor of Pavel & Paali has something of the Greek tragedy about it. Sensitive younger children may find the themes too disturbing, but older readers will appreciate Carole Kismaric's gripping narrative, and Charles Mikolaycak's intense illustrations. Mikolaycak is an artist with a talent for capturing emotion, and his faces - whether evil or good - have real power. Beautifully designed, with colorful folkloric accents, this is a book that readers will find visually hypnotic.… (mehr)