The Salamander Room - by Anne Mazer (Paperback)

About the Book

"Where will he sleep?" asks Brian's mother when he arrives home from the woods with an orange salamander. As Brian describes how he will transform his room into a salamander's paradise, "lush, shadowy paintings depict each addition to the cumulative scenario."--"School Library Journal." Full color.

Book Synopsis

Illus. in full color. Brian finds a salamander and takes him home. "Where
will he sleep?" asks his mother. Her "inquiries are answered with imaginative
solutions that will be familiar to all those who have tried to convince a
parent to let them have a pet. Johnson's lush, shadowy paintings depict each
addition to the cumulative scenario as Brian's cozy bedroom is gradually
transformed into a dark green forest that overflows the pages as the fantasy
becomes more elaborate. This is a beautifully designed mood piece."-- "School
Library Journal.
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About the Author

Steve Johnson was born in White Bear Lake, Minnesota and earned a B.F.A. in illustration from the School of Associated Arts in St. Paul, Minnesota. Steve's stunning illustrations have been seen in many magazines, but it was not until Knopf asked him to illustrate No Star Nights in 1989 that he began his career as a children's book illustrator. Since then, Steve and his wife Lou Fancher has collaborated on the illustrations and design on a number of notable children's books. They are currently among the most sought after of children's book artists. Steve and Lou fell in love with the My Many Colored Days manuscript at first sight, seeing in it an unusual opportunity to create something that is at once both childlike and sophisticated.

Steve and Lou currently reside in Minneapolis, Minnesota.