Mirette on the High Wire

Mirette on the High Wire
Front cover showing the Caldecott Medal, designed by Emily A. McCully
AuthorEmily Arnold McCully
IllustratorEmily Arnold McCully
Cover artistMcCully
GenreChildren's picture book
PublisherPutnam Books
Publication date
1992
Publication placeUnited States
ISBN978-0-399-22130-9
OCLC24544979
[E] 20
LC ClassPZ7.M478415 Mi 1992

Mirette on the High Wire is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully. Published in 1992, the book tells the story of Mirette, a French girl who learns to walk on the tightrope. McCully won the 1993 Caldecott Medal for her illustrations.[1]

Plot summary

Mirette lives in a boarding house in France. One day her life is changed by a man named Bellini, a famous tightrope walker, who teaches Mirette how to walk on a tightrope.

Musical

Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, best known for their long-running off-Broadway musical The Fantasticks, created a musical version of the book in 1996.[2][3]

In film

A 1993 animated cartoon short narrated by the author was released by Scholastic Inc., and Weston Woods.

References

  1. ^ American Library Association: Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present Archived 2011-10-18 at the Wayback Machine. URL accessed 27 May 2009.
  2. ^ Klein, Alvin (August 9, 1998). "THEATER; 'Mirette' at Goodspeed Opera House". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
  3. ^ Kenrick, John (December 2005). "Mirette. The York Theatre Company, NYC". musicals101.com. Archived from the original on May 3, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
Awards
Preceded by Caldecott Medal recipient
1993 		Succeeded by