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|  The Four Seasons of Mary AzarianEver since, and well before, Mary Azarian's first book, A Farmer's Alphabet, was published in 1981, she has been hard at work cutting soft pine in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. She was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1999. This retrospective volume is not intended to illustrate a particular story, however it is arranged according to the seasons she celebrates in her art. The book is large format with beautiful color reproductions of Azarian's woodblock prints. The text, written by Lilias Hart, discusses what life is like in the rigorous reaches of Northern Vermont. Azarian is an artist who works in wood, and she does it as well as anyone of her generation. This ambitious, oversize book displays the full amplitude and the eloquence of her work. Published by David R. Godine, 2000.
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