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 Raising the Salad Bar
Illustrated with luscious photographs and chock-full of inventive salad ideas to suit every taste, this is the only salad cookbook you’ll ever need. |
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Stone by Design
A stunning tribute to the work of island stonemason Lew French and his unique vision and craft. This coffee table book celebrates both the function and form of stone. |
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Vineyard Harvest
Inspiring recipes from island chef Tina Miller, illustrated with Alison's mouthwatering photos. |
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Finding Martha's Vineyard
A celebration of this magical island through the voices, photographs, remembrances and recipes of African Americans who call the Vineyard home. Illustrated with black-and-white portraits by Alison. |
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Vineyard Summer
A summer vacation in book form — page after page of beautiful color photographs that capture the light, the colors, the mood of summer on Martha's Vineyard.
(Out of print, limited supply) |
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Until I Saw the Sea
A collection of seashore poems for children, from traditional nursery rhymes to comtemporary verse, illustrated with colorful, seaside photos. (Out of print, limited supply) |
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Remembrance and Light
Alison's first book is a collection of black & white photos of Martha's Vineyard. The images are coupled with essays by the late Henry Beetle Hough. (Out of print, limited supply) |
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Upcoming Book Projects
Beach Babies
A colorful and lively book that captures the essence of summer fun at the beach — babies, toddlers, and youngsters enjoying their favorite summer pastimes. Clever, playful text by Sue Dawson will accompany Alison's photos. To be published by Henry Holt and Company.
Schooner
Alison's photos, together with writer Tom Dunlop's compelling prose, chronicle the building of a 60-foot wooden schooner at Gannon and Benjamin Boat yard on Martha's Vineyard. The story begins with a dream and a handful of drawings, and ends with the schooner's first sail in Vineyard Sound. |
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Until I Saw the Sea: A Collection of Seashore Poems
Color photographs by Alison Shaw. Design by Sue Dawson. Published by Henry Holt and Company in 1995.
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Swimming in the ocean, the taste of salt water on your tongue, the feel of sand between your toes -
anyone who has spent time at the seashore will recognize these familiar sensations.
From traditional nursery rhymes through contemporary odes to the ocean, this collection of
19 poems bring them to life. The poetic voices in this anthology are as diverse as the poets themselves:
Robert Louis Stevenson, e.e. cummings, Myra Cohn Livingston, and Lilian Moore.
Illustrated with lustrous color photographs by award-winning photographer
Alison Shaw, Until I Saw the Sea is a treat for beachcombers, young and old,
who will remember what they love about the sea and the summer long after the
first leaves of fall have hit the ground.
— From the jacket of Until I Saw the Sea
Splashing in the water, digging in the sand, marveling at the sunset -
here's the next best thing to being at the beach.
Open this collection of glorious photographs, nursery rhymes and poems by
writers such as Robert Louis Stevenson and e.e. cummings, and you'll be
tempted to check for sand in your shoes.
— Scholastic Parent and Child
“The sights, sounds, and fun of the sea are celebrated here in poetry and lustrous photographs. Authors John Masefield, e.e. cummings, and Myra Cohn Livingston, among others, explore sand castles, fog, seaweed, shells, and the ineffable lure of the ocean. The 19 poems range in complexity from brief and evocative to longer and more thoughtful verses. Shaw’s expansive photographs dominate the page with their size and glowing colors. The compositions are simple and striking, with extreme close-ups of sandy and sea-splashed children, nautical ropes, and the surface of the water. This book will be equally enjoyable for those new to the sea and those for whom it’s an old friend.”
— Booklist
“The vividness of the words and up-close focus of the photos makes this a real attention-grabber for any small, reluctant readers.”
— Catholic Standard
“From the brilliant kite dancing over the green sea on the dust jacket front to the yellow, red and green beach ball forever suspended in an ultramarine sky on the back cover, this book is a visual delight.... As a children’s book, Until I Saw the Sea is a radical departure from the cutesy look and language of many books offered today, and yet the saturated color and the rhythm of the poems will appeal to even a very young child. In an era of publishing where few good books using photos effectively are available, this book is outstanding. Here is a book that does not condescend, rather it respects the reader of any age.”
— Vineyard Gazette |
