Tam Lin
A young girl triumphs over the Queen of Faeries to reclaim her ancestral home and free her true love in this haunting retelling of an old Scottish ballad. “Mikolaycak’s illustrations...attract attention yet do not overpower the story, making the book one that could be easily used as a picture...
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A young girl triumphs over the Queen of Faeries to reclaim her ancestral home and free her true love in this haunting retelling of an old Scottish ballad. “Mikolaycak’s illustrations...attract attention yet do not overpower the story, making the book one that could be easily used as a picture story book presentation for middle- and upper-grade or even adult audiences.”-The Horn Book
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780152016975 (015201697X)
Publish date: April 15th 1998
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Cultural,
Juvenile,
Romance,
Fairy Tales,
Picture Books,
Mythology,
Folklore,
Scotland
Tam Lin was a rather enchanting read, especially as far as picture books go. Having never read or heard the story of Tam Lin before reading this adaptation (and having never heard of it before I stumbled across it), I was pleasantly surprised by the experience.I always find mythology and folklore en...
I felt that it took WAY too long to get to the main action in this book. I spent the majority of the book wondering when the action was going to start. There were funny and witty passages, but I felt like there were way too many references to works of English and classical literature that I've never...
I read a very interesting review the other day of Tam Lin - a modern novelization by Pamela Dean which is adapted from the old Scottish ballad. I'm not sure if/when I'll get around to reading it, but the review sparked my interest in discovering more about the legend so when I saw that there was a ...
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