Rogers sets Dylan's timeless lyric (composed, writes the renowned
author, "in a minute") to simply drawn and colored cartoon scenes
strewn with references to iconic '60s-era people and places, as
well as Dylan songs and albums. The result is a keepsake of the
period that will nonetheless speak to modern readers. The
archetypal plot follows an eager lad who takes the guitar passed to
him by a smiling busker outside Gerde's Folk City, and at the end
passes the instrument in turn to an even younger girl. In between,
he sings in the park for the likes of Joan Baez, zooms down Highway
61 in a VW beetle and marches beneath antiwar signs with Martin
Luther King Jr. and others. The illustrator provides a partial key
at the end, along with the occasional musical recommendation.
Modern songs don't generally make the leap to this format
successfully - Dylan's own Man Gave Names to All the Animals
(1999), illustrated by Scott Menchin, being a case in point - but
here's a rare exception. (Picture book. 6-8, Boomers) (Kirkus
Reviews)
May you build a ladder to the stars And climb on every rung May you
stay forever young Since he first released his self-titled debut in
1962, Bob Dylan has been one of the most celebrated artists of our
time. And perhaps nowhere is he more affecting than in his 1974
hit, Forever Young. It's an antem to youth, to doing the right
thing, to cherishing the spirit of being young. Re-imagined by
award-winning illustrator, Paul Rogers, the lyrics tell the story
of a young boy who travels through his life, living in the
footsteps of the man who gave the world the greatest gift he had:
music.
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