On My Wishlist is a fun weekly event hosted by Book Chick City and runs every Saturday through Friday. It's where we list all the books we want but haven't actually bought yet. They can be old, new or forthcoming. I figure it's a great way to make me go through my ever-expanding wishlist and really look at some of the things on there.
It's also an event that you can join in with by linking your own OMW post with Mr. Linky at Book Chick City. If you want to know more click here.
This one looks so cool! It's a "freely abridged" version of a story written in 1920. The story sounds like a mix of The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Chronicles of Narnia with some fairies tossed in for fun. there's quite a bit going on, but from everything I've read The Flint Heart is supposed to be a fun story for the whole family. I've put it on our library order and we should have it around February. I'm pretty excited to read this one.
Goodreads Summary:
A robust and wildly entertaining fairy tale, freely abridged from Eden Phillpotts’s 1910 fantasy and wryly retold by Katherine and John Paterson.
A robust and wildly entertaining fairy tale, freely abridged from Eden Phillpotts’s 1910 fantasy and wryly retold by Katherine and John Paterson.
An ambitious Stone Age man demands a talisman that will harden his heart, allowing him to take control of his tribe. Against his better judgment, the tribe’s magic man creates the Flint Heart, but the cruelty of it causes the destruction of the tribe. Thousands of years later, the talisman reemerges to corrupt a kindly farmer, an innocent fairy creature, and a familial badger. Can Charles and his sister Unity, who have consulted with fairies such as the mysterious Zagabog, wisest creature in the universe, find a way to rescue humans, fairies, and animals alike from the dark influence of the Flint Heart? This humorous, hearty, utterly delightful fairy tale is the sort for an entire family to savor together or an adventurous youngster to devour.
The book trailer was put together by John Rocco who also illustrates the book. I've shown this one to some of my second and third graders and it's created a lot of excitement.
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3 comments:
Cute! It sounds like fun, and from the look of the cover, the illustrations are going to be awesome.
November 19, 2011 at 2:35 PMThis looks good and the illustrations are beautiful!
November 19, 2011 at 4:54 PMOoooo Lord of the Rings + Chronicles of Narnia? Sign me up for that:) This one sounds awesome, thanks Jennifer!
November 21, 2011 at 11:47 AMPost a Comment