Woody Guthrie

My dolly

My dolly

My Dolly is based on a song by Woody Guthrie and features illustrations by Vladimir Radunsky. The book uses collage techniques and incorporates elements of children’s drawings. The text follows the song, describing the doll singing, dancing, eating, and sleeping, while the illustrations create a playful visual context. Radunsky’s approach […]

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Bling Blang

Bling Blang

Woody Guthrie’s song text bounces with the rhythm of hammers, saws, and nails. The words echo the clatter of tools — “bling blang, hammer with my hammer, zing-o zang-o, cutting with my saw…” — and turn the work of building into a noisy game. The lines move like a chant, […]

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