Author: George Sand
Illustration: Molly Crabapple
Publisher: Feminist Press
2014
Roses plead to go out to dance; an old oak tree offers advice; paintings of gods and goddesses come alive. George Sand dares children to fantasize, to believe in an alternate world. This magical collection, originally penned for her grandchildren, calls into question what is real, a life lesson from someone who refused to accept the gender roles available to women in the nineteenth century.