Charlie Russell: Tale-Telling Cowboy Artist
2011 Finalist Western Writers of America Spur Storyteller Award and 2011 A Parents’ Choice Recommended Award Winner!!!
Reviews, Interviews, and Good News
"This is a delightful book for young readers about the greatest artist and storyteller of the old American West---Charlie Russell." Raphael James Cristy, author of Charles M. Russell: The Storyteller's Art "...very well done and fills a niche for younger readers that has been lacking." Sharon McGowan, Librarian, Frederic G. Renner Library, C.M. Russell Museum, Great Falls, MT "This timeless tribute to one of America's most beloved Western artists would be a wonderful addition to any art book collection!" Deb Fowler, Amazon and Feathered Quill Book reviewer, Feb. 1, 2010, featheredquill.com "This beautiful children's book...will be part of the Dickinson Research Center's Library Collection. Lois V. Harris selected several images from our collections to illustrate the biography...her website provides a discussion guide, a great resource for teachers." National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, February 16, 2010 Blog Talk Radio Guest Appearance, March 1, 2010 "Charlie Russell: Tale-Telling Cowboy Artist is a great choice for kids interested in the West, cowboys, and art. There's also a Canadian connection - Charlie Russell spent time in Alberta, learning from the Blood Indians," says Lindsey Carmichael in Alberta on March 31, 2010 at Ten Stories Up - http://10storiesup.blogspot.com "A delightful read for around the campfire or cuddled in a warm bed," says Eularee Smith in her Wise Grandma Blog on April 15, 2010 at http://www.wisegrandma.com/2010/04/childhood-dreams.html Grand Magazine, Lois V. Harris, Kids Author of the Week article, April 19, 2010 "The joy and hardships of the world of the cowboy literally sing from the pages like tumbling tumbleweeds across the praire," writes Eularee Smith on May 6, 2010 in Roseburg, Oregon's The News-Review. Charlie Russell: Tale-Telling Cowboy Artist Tina Nichols Coury says, "is a fabulous example of creative, interesting nonfiction for kids...a must buy book." on May 8, 2010 at http://www.tinanicholscouryblog.com Charlie Russell: Tale-Telling Cowboy Artist is "chock-full of some of his most memorable paintings of the American West...a simple but lively text..." writes Barbara Lloyd McMichael, The Bookmonger, on 8/15/10 in The Kitsap Sun and The Bellingham Herald, and on 8/22/10 in The Tacoma News Tribune. Charlie Russell: Tale-Telling Cowboy Artist makes Renaissance Learning's Accelerated Reader List, November 2010, http://ow.ly/33juC Charlie Russell: Tale-Telling Cowboy Artist is "an easy-to-read introduction to the works of the self-taught painter and sculptor." Cowboys & Indians Magazine, December 2010 An interview on Facebook's group, "Children's Authors and Illustrators", on November 26, 2010, http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=45035902458&topic=17742 In time for Mother's Day 2011, PBS Parents mentioned me in Bethany Hardy's article, "Mom's Most Unusual Advice" at http://www.pbs.org/parents/special/article-moms-most-unusual-advice.html You can also enjoy Charlie's lively art work in many museums. Here are a few: Charles M. Russell Museum, Great Falls, Montana The Mackay Gallery, Montana Historical Society, Helena, Montana Autry National Center, Los Angeles, California Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming National Cowboy Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma R. W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport, Louisiana Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA Sid Richardson Museum, Fort Worth, Texas Stark Museum of Art, Orange, Texas and in Canada at The Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick The Fort Museum of the North West Mounted Police, Fort Macleod, Alberta Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta Hudson's Bay Company Archives, Archives of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba (Please let me know of any other upcoming exhibits including Charlie's art.) |
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