In "Rip Van Winkle's Return" by Eric A. Kimmel, Rip Van Winkle awakens after his long, enchanted slumber to a world that has drastically changed. He is bewildered to find his beloved Catskill Mountains transformed by the passage of time and the American Revolution. As he navigates this new landscape, Rip encounters friends and foes, grapples with modernity, and reflects on his life before his long nap. Through humor and adventure, the story explores themes of change, identity, and the passage of time, as Rip learns to adapt to a world that has moved on without him. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is aimed at children at US kindergarten-3rd grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 5-8 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2007 by Farrar Straus Giroux .

Washington Irving was born in 1783 in New York City. In addition to writing fiction, Irving studied law, worked for his family's business in England and wrote essays for periodicals. Some of his most famous tales, including Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, were first published under the pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon. Eric A. Kimmel is the author of many picture books, including Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, a Caldecott Honor Book illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman. He was once a storyteller, and he loves classic tales. For more information visit Eric's website at www. ericakimmel. com. Pep Monserrat has illustrated picture book versions of such classics as The Musicians of Bremen and Aladdin and the Magic Lamp. He is delighted to have this opportunity to portray the archetypal heroes and heroines of ancient Greece. For more information visit Pep's website at www. pepmonserrat. com