The Cats of Tanglewood Forest
The magic is all around you, if only you open your eyes....Lillian Kindred spends her days exploring the Tanglewood Forest, a magical, rolling wilderness that she imagines to be full of fairies. The trouble is, Lillian has never seen a wisp of magic in her hills--until the day the cats of the...
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The magic is all around you, if only you open your eyes....Lillian Kindred spends her days exploring the Tanglewood Forest, a magical, rolling wilderness that she imagines to be full of fairies. The trouble is, Lillian has never seen a wisp of magic in her hills--until the day the cats of the forest save her life by transforming her into a kitten. Now Lillian must set out on a perilous adventure that will lead her through untamed lands of fabled creatures--from Old Mother Possum to the fearsome Bear People--to find a way to make things right.In this whimsical, original folktale written and illustrated throughout in vibrant full color by two celebrated masters of modern fantasy, a young girl's journey becomes an enchanting coming-of-age story about magic, friendship, and the courage to shape one's own destiny.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780316053570 (0316053570)
ASIN: 0316053570
Publish date: 2013-03-05
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
A copy of The Cats of Tanglewood Forest was provided to me by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers for review purposes."Everything is a lesson if you're willing to learn something from it."Twelve year old Lillian is an adventurous little girl who traverses the Tanglewood forest searching for fairie...
The Cats of Tanglewood Forest is the kind of folk fantasy that de Lint is most known for. At least, in my circles. His brand of fantasy is half fey, half wild, dealing in ephemeral phases, whimsical. Lillian is a fun character to follow around; she is spunky, adventurous and very opinionated. She wi...
A charming, magical story. Beautifully illustrated and designed.