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  • A Raven Named Grip: How a Bird Inspired Two Famous Writers, Charles Dickens and Edgar Allan Poe

A Raven Named Grip: How a Bird Inspired Two Famous Writers, Charles Dickens and Edgar Allan Poe

Author
Marilyn Singer
Illustrator
Edwin Fotheringham
Publication Date
December 07, 2021
Genre / Grade Band
Non-fiction /  4th − 5th
Language
English
A Raven Named Grip: How a Bird Inspired Two Famous Writers, Charles Dickens and Edgar Allan Poe
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Description

The endearing true story of how a love of birds connected and inspired two literary giants--Charles Dickens and Edgar Allan Poe.

Years before Edgar Allan Poe's raven said Nevermore, Charles Dickens' pet raven, Grip, was busy terrorizing the Dickens children and eating chipped paint. So how exactly did this one mischievous bird make a lasting mark on literature? From England to the United States and back again, this is the true and fascinating story of how a brilliant bird captured two famous authors' hearts, inspired their writing, and formed an unexpected bond between them.

This ingenious slice of history, biography, and even ornithology celebrates the fact that creative inspiration can be found everywhere.

Publication date
December 07, 2021
Genre
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780593324721
Publisher
Rocky Pond Books
BISAC categories
JNF007030 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Literary
JNF003030 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Birds
JNF029010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Language Arts | Composition & Creative Writing
Marilyn Singer
Marilyn Singer is the award-winning author of more than 100 children's books, including the much-honored Mirror Mirror and two other books of reverso poetry, as well as Follow the Recipe and Feel the Beat! Recipient of the 2015 NCTE Excellence in Poetry for Children Award, Marilyn, along with her husband, a standard poodle, cat, and two doves, divides her time between Brooklyn, New York, and Litchfield County, Connecticut, where she delights in watching birds, including ravens.

Edwin Fotheringham grew up in Australia, and attended the University of Washington School of Art in Seattle, where he currently lives with his family. The illustrator of several picture books, including the Robert F. Sibert Honor winner What to Do About Alice?, he has also worked on projects as diverse as record covers, department store ads, and illustrations for magazines and newspapers.
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