Winter's tales

by Michael Foreman, Freire Wright (Illustrator)

A collection of six brief illustrated stories celebrating the spirit of Christmas.

219 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

About the author

Michael has worked on magazines, book jackets, animated films, TV adverts, and even for the police, sketching criminals described by witnesses. As well as illustrating many of his own books, Michael has illustrated over a hundred books for authors such as Shakespeare, J. M. Barrie, the Brothers Grimm, Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde. Michael has travelled widely - to Africa, Japan, the Arctic Circle, China and Malaysia, the Himalayas, Siberia and New Zealand - to research his books. "I do a lot of research when I'm travelling - I find it thrilling to discover the particular 'art' of different landscapes and work them into a book. But I find I have to travel by myself, otherwise I'm constantly getting involved in other people's impressions of a place... I try to be invisible when I'm travelling, so I tend to listen in on conversations rather than participate in them - I just want to look and draw."

Reviews

[GoldGato · Rating 4 out of 5]

WEEKLY CHRISTMAS READ FOR DECEMBER

"...you should have turned left at Norway."

So speaks Mrs. Claus as she decides to join her famous husband on his yearly round of gift-giving and chimney-sliding. She is the focus of just one of the stories in this nice holiday read, which also has a freezing scarecrow and a snooping mouse among the other tales. The illustrations by Freire Wright bring forth both the holiday cheer and a smile to the reader's face.

Book Season = Winter (backseat drivers)