The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket
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| Author | Sonia Levitin |
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| Illustrator | Jerry Pinkney |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's picture book |
| Published | 1991 (Dial Press) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 32 (unpaginated) |
| ISBN | 978-0-8037103-0-6 |
| OCLC | 22624171 |
The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket is a 1991 children's picture book by Sonia Levitin and illustrator Jerry Pinkney. Released in 1991 by Dial Press, it is about a young man, Jack, who due to bitter experience keeps his heart in a bucket but then loses it.
Reception
[edit]Booklist, in a review of The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket, wrote "The bold watercolors that sweep across the pages of this picture book demand a strong story line. Levitin delivers a respectable one,"[1] and the School Library Journal wrote "Levitin's cleverly created story, structured like a traditional folktale, is enhanced by Pinkney's watercolor and pencil scenes of ruddy-cheeked Eastern European peasants, thatched roof cottages, and lush green countryside."[1] Publishers Weekly called it a "thoroughly captivating story firmly rooted in the folktale tradition."[2]
The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket has also been reviewed by The Horn Book Magazine.[3]
References
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- ^ a b "The man who kept his heart in a bucket". Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- ^ "The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. September 2, 1991. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- ^ "Pretend You're a Cat". The Horn Book Magazine. 67 (5). Media Source: 586. July 1990. Retrieved January 2, 2017.[dead link]