After his grandfather tells him the story of how Ravna, daughter of the Sun and Moon, was captured by the Winter King, causing an extended winter, young Laplander Miko becomes convinced that this is happening again and sets out in the night to rescue her so the sun can come again. The prose was pret...
I probably enjoyed this book as much as I did because I am a cat person and love animal stories in general.
Poems informed by joy. Not transcendent, particularly, but muscular and toothsome. A good introduction for kids, these are the playful inventions of a man in love with words.