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L. M. Falcone follows up her successful novel The Mysterious Mummer with the strangely touching Walking with the Dead, a foray into the popular genre of Greek mythology.
Artist Murray Kimber reimagines Alfred Noyes's romantic ballad "The Highwayman" for a generation of television- and cinema-savvy readers.
Re-reading Myths and Fables: Donna Jo Napoli
Donna Jo Napoli's surprising re-tellings of familiar stories and myths breathe new life into many a tired tale. Here is an overview of some of her best works in the genre.
Existential Thoughts on a Stormy Night
Michele Lemieux's "Stormy Night" is a story about a girl kept awake by a storm. With her dog Fido, she begins to wonder about the nature of the universe, and human existence. Lemieux's simple line drawings deftly depict a child's naive imagination.
Improbabilities in Wallace Edwards' 'Monkey Business'
Wallace Edwards follows up his award-winning 'Alphabeasts' with 'Monkey Business,' a delightful book of illustrated idioms. Common idioms are illustrated in unexpected ways in this wittily executed picture book.
L. M. Falcone's 'The Mysterious Mummer'
A message in Latin, eerie rituals, and a strange new friend add up to create an unforgettable Christmas holiday for Joey McDermet. In The Mysterious Mummer, Canadian author L. M. Falcone has written a formulaic but enjoyable tale in the tradition of Christmas ghost stories.
'Toes In My Nose: and Other Poems' by Sheree Fitch
A look at the classic book "Toes In My Nose: and Other Poems," by Sheree Fitch.
Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree's story of the tree and her beloved boy remains in the memory of any reader.
An Interpretation of 'Jabberwocky' by Stephane Jorisch
The often-imitated "Jabberwocky" has fascinated readers for over a century. A new book illustrated by Stephane Jorisch revisits the classic Lewis Carroll poem with a decidedly contemporary twist.
'The Thought of High Windows': Memory of Evil
Lynn Kositsky’s The Thought of High Windows is a novel about Esther, a German Jew who evolves from a marginalised, friendless schoolgirl to become a young woman working for the Jewish Underground during the Holocaust.