From A to Z, the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique
hardcovers--featuring cover art by Jessica Hische
It all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new
series of twenty-six collectible and hardcover editions, each with a
type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the alphabet.
In a design collaboration between Jessica Hische and Penguin Art
Director Paul Buckley, the series features unique cover art by Hische, a
superstar in the world of type design and illustration, whose work has
appeared everywhere from Tiffany & Co. to Wes Anderson's recent film
Moonrise Kingdom to Penguin's own bestsellers Committed and Rules
of Civility. With exclusive designs that have never before appeared on
Hische's hugely popular Daily Drop Cap blog, the Penguin Drop Caps
series debuted with an 'A' for Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, a
'B' for Charlotte Brönte's Jane Eyre, and a 'C' for Willa Cather's My
Ántonia. It continues with more perennial classics, perfect to give as
elegant gifts or to showcase on your own shelves.
N is for Nesbit. While exploring the environs of their summer home,
five brothers and sisters find a Psammead, or Sand-fairy, in a nearby
gravel pit: "Its eyes were on long horns like a snail's eyes, and it
could move them in and out like telescopes; it had ears like a bat's
ears, and its tubby body was shaped like a spider's and covered with
thick soft fur; its legs and arms were furry too, and it had hands and
feet like a monkey's." The Psammead is magical and, every day, the
ancient and irritable creature grants each of them a wish that lasts
until sunset. Soon they find their wishes never seem to turn out right
and often have unexpected--and humorous--consequences. And when an
accidental wish goes terribly wrong, the children learn that magic, like
life, can be as complicated as it is exciting. Five Children and It
continues to be one of our most enduring stories, as fantastical and as
it is true to the wonders of childhood.
