![]() ![]() Brother Sun, Sister Moon: Saint Francis of Assisis Canticle of the. That message resonates ever more clearly today in an age of simultaneous excess and economic retrenchment. Descopera colectia de carti scrise de autorul Katherine Paterson din cea mai mare. Saint Francis' austere but loving message was radical and galvanizing in its time-founding a religious order that profoundly influenced the course of Western History. Her style perfectly matches the tone of Saint Francis' hymn: a balance of almost stark simplicity with a richly colored celebration of the multiplicity of life. Pamela Dalton's remarkable gift is to infuse a decorative folk art with the emotional depth and richness of the finest children's book illustrations-combining the naivete of the old Amish technique of Scherenschnitte ('scissor cutting') with a highly trained, profoundly experienced painterly style. ![]() Her voice provides a deeply appropriate medium for us to hear Francis of Assisi's words anew. She has made these subjects accessible to a broad readership that spans generations. Brother Sun, Sister Moon by Katherine Paterson, Pamela Dalton, 2011, Chronicle Books edition, in English. Katherine Paterson, daughter of missionaries, and wife of a minister, has always had a particular and ecumenical sensitivity to themes of the spiritual and to matters of religion. ![]()
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