In 1959, Peter Yarrow and Lenny Lipton co-created the beloved song
"Puff, the Magic Dragon." As a member of the renowned trio Peter,
Paul & Mary, Peter Yarrow has earned many gold and platinum awards
and numerous Grammys(R), as well as an Emmy(R) nomination for his
animated TV specials based on "Puff, the Magic Dragon." Among the
many honors bestowed upon him, Yarrow is most proud of the Allard
K. Lowenstein Award, which he received in 1982 for advancing the
causes of human rights, peace, and freedom. He lives in New York
City.
Lenny Lipton is the inventor of the modern 3-D projection system
used in cinemas worldwide and the author of four books on
motion-picture technology. He received an award from the
Smithsonian for his invention. Eric Puybaret graduated from the
�cole Nationale Sup�rieure des Arts D�coratifs in Paris. Puff, the
Magic Dragon was his first book, and he has since gone on to
illustrate several others, including The Nutcracker for Sterling,
and a picture book edition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow with a
musical interpretation by Judy Collins. Puybaret lives in Paris,
France.
Praise for the picture-book version of Puff, the Magic Dragon:
[B]eautifully illustrated... brings the land of Honalee to new
life."--the New York Times
"Puff is pure magic."--USA Today
"[L]ush, stylized artwork...The full spreads feature sweeping
panoramas set against the blues and greens of ocean and island with
small details revealed throughout."--School Library Journal
"[S]tunningly beautiful."--Chicago Sun-Times
"An impressive performance all around."--Publishers Weekly, starred
review
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