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The First Tulips in Holland
The First Tulips in Holland.
32 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1982
About the author
Phyllis Krasilovsky
35 books8 followersBest known for her picture books, although also the author of two young adult novels and numerous magazine and newspaper articles, some of them humorous. Krasilovsky's first two books were accepted for publication when she was nineteen and newly married. Both of them were written in response to real children. The Very Little Girl (1953) was originally a birthday card for her sister's child, and The Man Who Didn't Wash His Dishes (1950), a humorous cautionary tale illustrated by Barbara Cooney, was written for her husband's five- year-old cousin who was dying of leukemia. The Cow Who Fell in the Canal (1957), illustrated by Peter Spier, was inspired by an incident observed while bicycling through Holland. Other books were inspired by her four children and memories of her own childhood. She wrote four more Man books, and finally one about The Woman Who Saved Things (1993). One of Krasilovsky's favorite books was The Shy Little Girl (1970), based on one of her own daughters, and sensitively illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman. Her two young adult novels, The Popular Girls Club (1972) and L.C. Is the Greatest (1975), were based on her own experiences growing up in Brooklyn.
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
June 7, 2011
I almost didn’t give this 5 stars because I’d have preferred a straight non-fiction account or a fictional account that didn’t pose as truth, and the only non-fiction is the text in the inside front cover and the author’s note at the end. But, they were enough.
And the story is so enchanting and interesting, and the illustrations, oh the illustrations are fabulous, gorgeous, intricate, and just spectacular. The book is oversized and the pictures feel large. If I’d had access to this book as a child, pre-reader or independent reader, I’d have incessantly poured over this, frequently. The story is about a normal girl whose father originally procures the tulip bulbs during his travels, and the girl’s suitor is a normal boy, a florist, but this story has some elements of princess/prince stories and children who like those types of stories will probably also like this one.
I’ve been interested in tulips and in Holland since I’ve been a child, and one of my local parks (Golden Gate Park in San Francisco) even has a Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden. I should go out there and view them and have more appreciation for them. This story does tell just how valuable tulips and their bulbs were when first introduced to Holland; it’s an amazing story.
And the story is so enchanting and interesting, and the illustrations, oh the illustrations are fabulous, gorgeous, intricate, and just spectacular. The book is oversized and the pictures feel large. If I’d had access to this book as a child, pre-reader or independent reader, I’d have incessantly poured over this, frequently. The story is about a normal girl whose father originally procures the tulip bulbs during his travels, and the girl’s suitor is a normal boy, a florist, but this story has some elements of princess/prince stories and children who like those types of stories will probably also like this one.
I’ve been interested in tulips and in Holland since I’ve been a child, and one of my local parks (Golden Gate Park in San Francisco) even has a Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden. I should go out there and view them and have more appreciation for them. This story does tell just how valuable tulips and their bulbs were when first introduced to Holland; it’s an amazing story.
March 25, 2020
So I am very biased because the tulip is my favorite flower and has been since I was very young which was a huge part of why I sought this book. Now that aside, this book is very large (about 10 x 13 in) and it has such wonderful illustrations filling that space that I feel like I could just stare at one page for quite some time and take in the details. I really appreciate that the amount of text is not overdone, allowing for the attention to be brought to the illustrations. I liked the story, we recently read The Great Tulip Trade by Beth Wagner Brust which is similar and further explains the things people were willing to trade just to have one tulip. Definitely recommend.
October 28, 2021
Nice art!
December 14, 2024
the story has this warm, feel-good vibe and honestly, it just makes you happy. If you love flowers or sweet little tales, you’ll adore this!!
May 14, 2008
One of my favorite books since childhood!!!
March 15, 2009
Gorgeous illustrations, esp of the tulips. Probably the reason I grew up loving them.
November 30, 2010
A fictional story about how tulips first appeared in Holland and how they have become to be well known in hooland. Could be used to teach students about other cultures.
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