Rhoda Levine '53  Three Ladies Beside the Sea by Rhoda Levine
'53 with drawings by Edward Gorey. The New York Review
Children's Collection, ©1963, reprinted 2010  Wickedly funny and
delightfully sad, Three Ladies Beside the Sea is a tale of love
found, love lost, and love never-ending. Edward Gorey’s off-
kilter Edwardian maidens are the perfect accompaniment to Rhoda
Levine’s lilting rhymes. The question in the plot is quite
simple: Why is Alice up in a tree?  Ms. Levine’s wry imagination
and Mr. Gorey’s powerfully epicene drawings (figure that one
out) constitute a whole new country for a child to visit or for
a lucky grandfather to act as tour guide. …This is, of course, a
must for the many Edward Gorey fans of all ages, and a chance to
discover the fine poetry of Rhoda Levine. I read this one to my
five year old grand-daughter because it is just long enough to
be engaging and just short enough to be wiggle proof, and just
wise enough to set a young imagination free as a bird. —Sherman
Yellen, The Huffingto