Donald Hall
written by Mr. Hall
illustrator: Barbara
Cooney
Caldecott Award Winner for 1980
The settlers and pioneers of this country had a relatively different
life from ours. This book portrays the simplicity and hard work of that
life and the rewards the life could provide and is a wonderful example of
independence and industry.
The Ox-Cart Man loads up his cart with the many items his family have
made during the past year. Wool from sheep, candles, linen, shingles,
brooms, food, maple sugar, clothes, etc., all produced by his family from
the animals or grown and harvested. He drives the cart to town and sells
everything, including the ox and cart. He buys things his family cannot
make and returns home. They spend the rest of the year growing, making and
harvesting and preparing for the next time the Ox-Cart man goes to market.
These hardy settlers are portrayed in rich warm water colors reminiscent
of illustrations made in the very world depicted.
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