"It's good to have a Goffstein," said The New York Times Book
Review. Here's something even better--twenty-six of M. B. Goffstein's
best-known, and best-loved, books for children and adults.
Groundbreaking when first published, and perhaps more resonant today
than ever, Goffstein's work champions the value of simplicity, nature,
self-reliance, spiritual connections, and living a creative life. With
humor and insight, Goffstein enlarges our world from seemingly small
details. With lyrical artist biographies, poetic gems, stories of family
and making one's way in the world, Words Alone is also a
celebration of a singular writer and artist.
The text of each story is published without the original illustrations
because Ms. Goffstein believed the words stood alone. This collection
includes: The Gats!, Sleepy People, Brookie and Her Lamb, Across
the Sea, Goldie the Dollmaker, Two Piano Tuners, A Little
Schubert, Me and My Captain, Fish for Supper, My Crazy Sister,
Family Scrapbook, My Noah's Ark, Natural History, Neighbors,
Laughing Latkes, An Artist, Lives of the Artists, A Writer, My
Editor, Our Snowman, School of Names, Artists' Helpers Enjoy the
Evenings, Artists' Helpers Visit New York, An Actor, A House, a
Home, and Sweet Sleep Canoe
Originally published for children, but always intended just as much for
adults, this collection will be appreciated by anyone who appreciates a
small story, perfectly told.
This is one of four volumes in the collected writing of M. B. Goffstein
series:
Words Alone: Twenty-Six Books Without Pictures,
Art Girls Together: Two Novels,
Daisy Summerfield's Art: The Complete Flea Market Mysteries, and
Biography of Miss Go Chi: Novelettos & Poems
