Rachel and Obadiah
Beautiful Feet Books, in cooperation with The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and Brinton Turkle’s grown children (Matilda Rubin, and Haynes and Jonathan Turkle) present this new edition of Rachel and Obadiah for the next generation of readers. Working with Mr. Turkle’s original charcoal and watercolor paintings, they have endeavored to restore the integrity, clarity, and beauty of the artist’s work.
In the days when Nantucket whaling ships could be away at sea for years at a time, a ship’s safe return was cause for celebration for all the inhabitants of the island. Runners would carry the joyous news as soon as lookouts sighted the vessel from the island’s highest point.
When Obadiah is hired for this important task, his little sister Rachel is certain that she can be trusted with such a mission as well. Their childlike competition plays out in a delightful story of determination and sportsmanship. Illustrated with Turkle’s whimsical watercolor illustrations throughout.
- About the author: Brinton Turkle was born in Ohio in 1915. He worked most of his life in New Mexico and New York writing books for children and illustrating 82 of them. He had an ambition to write and illustrate three children’s books so he could dedicate them to each of his three children. In 1970 he achieved the prestigious Caldecott Honor for his book Thy Friend, Obadiah.
