The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket

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The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket
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Author Sonia Levitin
Illustrator Jerry Pinkney
Country United States
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's picture book
Published1991 (Dial Press)
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages32 (unpaginated)
ISBN 978-0-8037103-0-6
OCLC 22624171

The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket is a 1991 children's picture book by Sonia Levitin and illustrator Jerry Pinkney. Released in 1991 by Dial Press, it is about a young man, Jack, who due to bitter experience keeps his heart in a bucket but then loses it.

Reception

Booklist , in a review of The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket, wrote "The bold watercolors that sweep across the pages of this picture book demand a strong story line. Levitin delivers a respectable one," [1] and the School Library Journal wrote "Levitin's cleverly created story, structured like a traditional folktale, is enhanced by Pinkney's watercolor and pencil scenes of ruddy-cheeked Eastern European peasants, thatched roof cottages, and lush green countryside." [1] Publishers Weekly called it a "thoroughly captivating story firmly rooted in the folktale tradition." [2]

The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket has also been reviewed by The Horn Book Magazine . [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "The man who kept his heart in a bucket". Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  2. "The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. September 2, 1991. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  3. "Pretend You're a Cat". The Horn Book Magazine. Media Source. 67 (5): 586. July 1990. Retrieved January 2, 2017.[ dead link ]