Willie Was Different: A Children's Story

by Norman Rockwell

Book Overview

Norman Rockwell, the foremost chronicler of small-town American life in paint, wrote just one work of fiction, a children's story, first published in McCall's magazine in 1967. It was later... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0936399619
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Countryman Press
• Length: 34 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.4" x 0.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

An absorbing children's story

Written and illustrated with color paintings by the late Norman Rockwell, one of America's most outstanding artists and illustrators, Willie Was Different is an absorbing children's story and features a young thrush whose tendency toward genius leads him to seek out a different life and sing the greatest songs he can. Inventive, emotional, and superbly characterized by Rockwell's uniquely expressive art, Willie Was Different is very highly recommended for both young readers, as well as the legions of Norman Rockwell fans whose work continues to enjoy an immense popularity from generation to generation.

Charming story by America's favorite illustrator

Willie Was Different is, of course, beautifully illustrated. It is a charming story about what it means to be a success and what is important in life.