©1997  Terry Widener
Client: Gulliver Books/Harcourt Brace
Medium: Acrylic on Paper
Size: Various Sizes
Use: Children Book
Titile: "Lou Gehrig,The Luckiest Man"

AWARDS

Boston Globe Horn Book,Honor Book 1997
National Parenting Publications Gold Award Winner 1997
Marion Vannett Ridgway Memorial Award Honor Book 1997
New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 1997
Nominated for 1998 Red Clover Award in Vermont
Nominated for 1998 Texas Bluebonnet Award.
Finalist for 1997 Golden Kite Award.
"Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book"
San Francisco Chronicle Book Review Best Books of the Year.

REVIEWS

From The New York Times Book Review
"Well told and handsomely illustrated."

From The Boston Globe
"A touching tribute to the baseball superstar . . . Stunning illustrations."

From Publishers Weekly
"Widener's stylized acrylics vividly re-create the look and feel of major league baseball in the  '20s and '30s."
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From School Library Journal
"Widener's acrylic paintings sweep across the pages, melding comfortably with Adler's spare writing style while
adeptly portraying Gehrig and the era."
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From Booklist
"The picture-book format gets a lift here from Widener's impressive artwork. Reminiscent of WPA art
with its rounded shapes and potent energy, these pictures project a zest for life on and off the playing field.
The last spread, showing Yankee Stadium on the day of Gehrig's funeral, awash in rain, provides a silent but
powerful ending to Gehrig's story." By ILENE COOPER

From Kirkus Reviews
"Newcomer Widener's illustrations capture the texture of Gehrig's city and playing fields, althoughone spread-
-of Yankee Stadium in the rain-- brings the book to a premature close (a dangling page of text follows).
Readers will feel good after reading this biography--and maybe even inspired to start measuring themselves
against Gehrig's standard."
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Children's Literature
The story of the amazing Yankee whose stamina, courage, and humility on the ball field was equaled by the way
he lived his life. Illustrations capture the excitement of the game and the power of a man who refuses to see terminal illness as a defeat.