The Bending of the Twig (Classic Reprint)

ISBN: 025918666X

Author: Walter Russell

Condition: New

In The Bending of the Twig, Walter Russell invites readers into a world of imagination, motherhood, and wonder. A gentle collection that blends whimsy with everyday emotion, it centers on how children shape the grown world around them and how adults can rediscover wonder through a childs view.The book moves from a tender opening about the arrival of a new life to vivid journeys through fairy-tale landscapes. It uses simple, accessible language and rich, lyrical images to explore love, care, and the magic found in everyday moments. The tone is warm and inviting, ideal for sharing with young readers or savoring on your own.- Experience a narrator who remembers the day a child arrives and the way that moment reframes life.- Enter fairyland through a childs eyes and a park that becomes a world of adventure.- Enjoy illustrations and sketches that accompany stories about gardens, crabs, animals, and playful mischief.- Reflect on themes of parenting, imagination, and the importance of seeing the world with a childs clarity.Ideal for readers of classic childrens tales and anyone who treasures bedtime moments, family reading, and gentle, uplifting stories.