Maine Humanities Council

One of the opening pages of Carl Little’s The Art of Dahlov Ipcar strikes the mood of the folktale world, tinged with the energy, magic, and power: a fox turns back its head, teeth bared, as partridges rise in gorgeous brown haste to fly in all directions (Fox Moon). This is one mood of Dahlov Ipcar. Other works in this book show zebras galloping across a series of whispering lines, or Caribbean animals of the sea arranged in a segmented mandala, and whisper the influence of Rousseau, another mood.

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The National Book Festival, a program of the Library of Congress, will take place on September 25th, 2010, on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Each state is represented at the Pavilion of the States, and Erik Jorgensen, the MHC’s Executive Director, will be at Maine’s for the Harriet P. Henry Center for the Book, sharing great information about Maine’s literary scene with the thousands of festival goers.  Each year, the MHC chooses one children’s book to share, and this year’s selection is Hardscrabble Harvest by Dahlov Ipcar. It is a wonderful look at the growing season in northern New England, the trials farming families endure, and a celebration of the culmination of the harvest over Thanksgiving dinner.  With Ipcar’s beautiful, unique illustrations, it’s a must-read.  For more information on the festival, please go to http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/.