The Mushroom Man has arrived at its thirtieth anniversary despite breaking every rule of picture-book storytelling. It is not a story about children: The only kids make a cameo appearance to taunt the mushroom man in the street. It is not a heroic story: The mushroom man toils away in a mushroom farm, coming to resemble a mushroom himself. The story doesn’t teem with personalities: The mushroom man’s existence is solitary. So why does it endure? Because it is a story of true and generous friendship. This commemorative edition includes a new introduction from Barry Moser remembering his collaboration and friendship with Ethel Pochocki. “This remains one of my all-time favourite books for kids, and some of these illustrations are among the best I’ve ever done,” Barry writes. There is also new back matter in which Barry peels back the curtain on his illustration technique, making this book a marvellous accompaniment for teaching children’s book writing and illustrating.
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Ethel Pochocki is the author of several other books for children and adults, including Once Upon a Time Saints. Barry Moser's works are represented in many prestigious collections around the world including the Metropolitan Museum of New York, British Museum in London, Harvard and Princeton University LIbraries, The Vatican Library, and the Library of Congr
More about Ethel PochockiBarry Moser is one of America's most distinguished artists and the illustrator of many books for children. Mr. Moser lives in Massachusetts.
Peter Glassman is the owner of Books of Wonder, the well-known New York City bookstore.
