Wind Rose

by Crescent Dragonwagon, Ronald Himler

A loving mother tells her young daughter about the emotions, feelings, and thoughts that she and the child's father shared during the months before and at the time of the child's birth

Genres: Picture Books

30 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

Crescent Dragonwagon is the daughter of the writers Charlotte Zolotow and the late Hollywood biographer Maurice Zolotow. She is the author of 40 published books, including cookbooks, children's books, and novels. With her late husband, Ned Shank, Crescent owned the award-winning Dairy Hollow House, a country inn and restaurant in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, for eighteen years. She teaches writing coast to coast and is the co-founder (with Ned) of the non-profit Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow.

Reviews

[Betsy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think that this is a beautiful book about conception, pregnancy, and birth! I was very fortunate to find a copy after a friend told me of this book and it's one that I will be happy to pass on to my daughters to read to their children someday.

[Gatlianne Gatlianne · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read "Wind Rose" at a rather young age. I'd always been a more "adult" reader - choosing books well above my age level so to find a book in the children's section that not only grabbed my attention but held it and opened a world of thoughts in my mind. Dragonwagon's story of the conception of Wind Rose is beautiful and honest. I found the book breath taking even then and now, the book resides in my home on display.

[Wilder · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a beautiful book about pregnancy and birth from the 70s. I have wonderful memories of my Mama reading it to me when I was little and read it to my daughter every time it's windy.