| The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket | |
| Author: | Sonia Levitin |
| Illustrator: | Jerry Pinkney |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Children's picture book |
| Published: | 1991 (Dial Press) |
| Media Type: | Print (hardback) |
| Pages: | 32 (unpaginated) |
| Isbn: | 978-0-8037103-0-6 |
| Oclc: | 22624171 |
The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket is a 1991 children's picture book by Sonia Levitin and illustrator Jerry Pinkney. Released in 1991 by Dial Press, it is about a young man, Jack, who due to bitter experience keeps his heart in a bucket but then loses it.
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," 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]