DESERT SONG

San Francisco: Sierra Club Books for Children, 2000. First edition. Very good plus plus in near fine dust jacket.. Signed first printing of this lovely bedtime book that finds the creatures of the desert settling in (or coming out) for the night. Ed Young entered the world of illustration as a commercial artist, and this background in compelling visual storytelling is evident in all his books. Over his long career, he has earned two Caldecott Honors and two nominations for the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award. 11'' x 8.5''. Original green cloth boards. Original unclipped ($15.95) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. [36] pages. Signed by Young to title page, dated '02. Jacket with a hint of sunning to spine, a touch of bumping to spine ends. Binding with light edgewear, a bit of bumping to spine ends; book with a slight lean. Clean and tight.