Description: [NEWBERY MEDAL BOOKS, HISPANIC CULTURE] KRUMGOLD, Joseph (Author) CHARLOT, Jean (Illustrator)'...AND NOW MIGUEL' New York. Thomas Y. Crowell Company. 1953. First Printing (stated). Octavo (5.5 in x 8.25 in) 245 pp. Original gray cloth with black spine lettering. Complete with original pictorial dust jacket ; unclipped ('$.2.75'). Top edge faint red tint. Minor wear to jacket as shown in addition to two red stickers (neither related to the Newbery), one which has been partially removed. Owner name and date to FFEP dated 1953. Contents othewise clean and sharp. Wonderfully illustrated with full plate drawings by Charlot in addition to the full color decorated endpapers. Overall, very good or better. A Newbery Medal winner found in true first state, collectible condition as here. ___________________...And Now Miguel is a novel by Joseph Krumgold published in 1953 that won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1954. It deals with the life of Miguel Chavez, a 12-year-old Hispanic-American shepherd from New Mexico. It is also the title of a 1953 documentary directed by Krumgold. In 1966, a feature film adaptation was directed by James B. Clark and starred Pat Cardi. Miguel Chavez has dreamed of visiting the Sangre de Cristo Mountains since he was very little. This summer, he is going to work hard and pray until his father and grandfather realize that he is ready to take the trip with the rest of the older men. His prayers are granted, though ironically – when his older brother is drafted his father needs an extra body and grudgingly allows Miguel to accompany them. Miguel is miserable with the manner in which his wish has been granted, and confesses to his brother what he prayed for. His brother explains that he had been praying to leave New Mexico and see more of the world – while he is not happy about being drafted, he fatalistically accepts that it is the only way he is likely to be able to fulfill his dream. The brothers resolve to allow God to work freely for the rest of their lives, and not bother God with petty requests. Illustrations The book was illustrated by artist Jean Charlot, described as "the greatest artist ever to devote himself regularly to the field of children's books". The New York Herald Tribune reviewer gave credit to Charlot: "Fully half of our pleasure in the book lay in the superb Charlot drawings." Please email any questions -
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