The Forest Child

by Richard Edwards, Peter Malone (Illustrator)

A boy from the nearby village befriends a girl who has been raised by the animals of the forest and later helps rescue her from a hunter

Genres: Picture Books

28 pages, Hardcover

First published June 26, 1995

About the author

Richard Edwards was born in Tonbridge, Kent, and has since lived in Italy, France and Spain. He is an acclaimed writer for children and has written over 20 picture books and books of poetry for children. He divides his time between Edinburgh and Barcelona.

Reviews

[SBC · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this story about a girl raised by the animals of the forest. The villain of the story is a hunter who kidnaps the girl and tries to force her to become civilised. Meanwhile, his assistant, who had befriended her before she was kidnapped, comes to her rescue with her animal family. I liked that instead of her becoming civilised, the assistant goes to live with her and learn how to be wild.

The art work was interesting, sometimes done in panels, like still frames.

[Jim · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was peter malone's first book? WOW