The Fo'c'sle: Henry Beston's "Outermost House"
An evocative account of writer Henry Beston's year living in a tiny house on the dunes of Cape Cod - excerpts from Beston's writing are incorporated into Rossiter's prose passages and inset panels that appear against her gorgeous, sweeping panoramas.--Publishers WeeklyIn a serene picture-book account of Beston's sojourn, Nan Parson  Rossiter has captured in oil paintings the lonesome, windswept beauty  that drew Beston to the ocean. . . . Some picture books seek to educate,  some to excite; this one feels like a restful pause. --Wall Street  JournalA poetic tribute to an early-20th-century cousin of Walden and the house where it was written. --Kirkus ReviewsRossiter's  prose—sprinkled with snippets of Beston’s own writing—is poetic…and the  book’s illustrations reflect a contemplative mood... - Audubon Magazine