The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket

The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket is a 1991 Children's book by Sonia Levitin and illustrator Jerry Pinkney. It is about a young man, Jack, who due to bitter experience keeps his heart in a bucket but then loses it.

The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket
AuthorSonia Levitin
IllustratorJerry Pinkney
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's picture book
Published1991 (Dial Press)
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages32 (unpaginated)
ISBN9780803710306
OCLC22624171

Reception

Booklist, in a review of The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket, wrote "The bold watercolors that sweep across the pages of this picture book demand a strong story line. Levitin delivers a respectable one,"[1] and the School Library Journal wrote "Levitin's cleverly created story, structured like a traditional folktale, is enhanced by Pinkney's watercolor and pencil scenes of ruddy-cheeked Eastern European peasants, thatched roof cottages, and lush green countryside."[1] Publishers Weekly called it a "thoroughly captivating story firmly rooted in the folktale tradition."[2]

The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket has also been reviewed by The Horn Book Magazine.[3]

References
  1. "The man who kept his heart in a bucket". Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  2. "The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. September 2, 1991. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  3. "Pretend You're a Cat". The Horn Book Magazine. Media Source. 67 (5): 586. July 1990. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
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