Books to cherish every day
And those great reviews keep coming! Here’s the latest, on the Read Plus blog, and short extract below.
Highly recommended. Picture book, Folk tales. The illustrations in this beautiful book impelled me to open the book to read, the front cover indicating the style Allan has used to compliment Masson’s words….
Two well told stories made even more interesting with the stunning illustrations should make a useful addition to the school library.
Our Two Trickster Tales from Russia is on My Book Corner’s Sochi Winter Olympics book list!
Here’s what it says:
‘This lovingly crafted book features two lively traditional Russian folktales – Masha and the Bear & The Rooster with the Golden Crest. Both have been brought to a new audience by Sophie Masson accompanied by David Allan’s classic illustrations. Complete with Teacher’s Notes.’
A sneak peek at the beautiful cover of Two Selkie Stories from Scotland–still in progress, but looking gorgeous already!
It’s nice to start the new year with a great review, this time of the audio book edition of Two Trickster Tales from Russia, reviewed by Sue Bursztynski on The Great Raven and also for January Magazine. Below is an extract, with the full text here.
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to everyone, and a big thank you to all our supporters for helping to make our launch year such a success! 2014 promises to be a fantastic year for us, with three new titles in the works: Two Selkie Stories from Scotland, retold by Kate Forsyth and illustrated by Fiona McDonald(May); Two Tales of Twins from Ancient Greece and Rome, retold by Ursula Dubosarsky and illustrated by David Allan(September); and a special publication, the Once Upon a Christmas Annual, edited and compiled by Beattie Alvarez, an illustrated collection featuring stories, poems, memoirs, recipes and more from many different authors(November). Meanwhile, our launch title, Two Trickster Tales from Russia, is doing very well, and has garnered great reviews. Just a reminder that the audio book of the same title, beautifully interpreted by the talented crew at Sounds Like Books, is now out, too, and available at www.christmaspressaudio.bandcamp.com
Have a wonderful festive season,
Best wishes from the team at Christmas Press: Sophie, David, Fiona and Beattie.
Those wonderful reviews just keep coming!
Another great review for Two Trickster Tales from Russia, this time from the Gleebooks newsletter online. Following is the full text.
Two Trickster Tales from Russia retold by Sophie Masson (ill) David
Allan
This very handsome addition to our folk tale selection is the
first book from new Australian publishing house Christmas Press, the
aim of which is to produce fine picture books of traditional tales
from diverse cultures. The quality of their debut, featuring a simple
retelling of Masha & the Bear and The Rooster with the Golden Crest,
bodes very well for their future, with its superb design. There is
drama and whimsy in the colour and sepia artwork, which is rendered in
classic European style and offset by Russian motifs bordering each
page. In place of endpapers are photographs showing details of an
rustic cottage, taken by Masson on one of her trips to Russia. If you
aren t already familiar with these tales, this is a splendid
introduction. Following soon are character toys to accompany the book,
as well as further collections of folk tales. Next stop, Scotland!’
You can now easily buy Two Trickster Tales from Russia audio book as a digital download, from our Bandcamp store
At the Bandcamp store, you can also buy the Cds, as well as print books and limited-edition prints, if you like. Pay with the convenience of Paypal.
The audio book edition of Two Trickster Tales from Russia is here now! It’s a wonderful creation from new start-up producer, Sounds Like Books: lively, funny, entertaining, with great incidental music and sound effects, and the complete text of the two stories in the book: Masha and the Bear and The Rooster with the Golden Crest.
It is available on CD initially, and then later as a digital audio book. The CD features full colour print on the wraparound cover and the disc itself, and all information on the production. You can order it now, directly from us, or from our distributor, Dennis Jones and Associates. More info on the ‘Our Books’ page, including prices, and a great special we have on a wonderful pack, just right for Christmas, of print and audio book combined!
Listen to samples of the audio book right here on our home page–to the left!
We are pleased to announce that we’ve just entered into a distribution agreement with Dennis Jones and Associates, for the reprint of Two Trickster Tales from Russia, which has just been produced. Now bookshops and library suppliers all over Australia can easily order copies of the book, which will also be featured in the DJA Christmas catalogue. Bookshop enquiries to http://www.dennisjones.com.au/
Individual buyers, enquire at your local bookshop.
Christmas Press 