Book of ballads, The [compiled and illustrated] by Charles Vess.  New York:  A Tom Doherty Associateds Book, 2004.

ISBN:  076531214X

Illustrator:  Charles Vess and collaborators: Neil Gaiman, Jane Yolen, Sharyn McCrumb, Midori Snyder, Lee Smith, Elaine Lee, Delia Sherman, Charles de Lint, Jeff Smith, Emma Bull.

Media:  Pen and ink

4Q/4P

Reading level:  Ages 14 and 15

Annotation:  The Book of Ballads is an illustrated collection of English, Irish and Scottish traditional ballads that have been updated for today’s audiences.  Ballads such as The False Night on the Road and Barbara Allen are accompanied with wonderfully illustrated pictures and writing. 

KRF 6/30/09