Books to cherish every day
Just in, another great review for Margrete Lamond and Ingrid Kallick’s Two Troll Tales from Norway!
Here’s some short extracts: Margret Lamond skilfully retells the two magical tales in this charming picture book displaying her talent as a storyteller….The illustrations by Ingrid Kallick convey the unusual quality of these stories and have a distinctly Scandinavian appearance in the decorative patterns and colours.
You can read the whole review here.
Here’s a short extract:
Three Dragons for Christmas is a beautiful 32-page book that is perfect for young readers. It contains three original, heartwarming stories created by different authors and illustrators and featuring everyone’s favourite mystical creatures – dragons.
You can read the full review here.
We were delighted and honoured to hear that the distinguished and very popular author Hazel Edwards has posted a wonderful five-star review of Three Dragons for Christmas, on Goodreads. The review follows below but you can also read it here.
‘Three Dragons for Christmas’ is a suitable gift of the imagination for an entire family. It won’t be read only at Christmas.
Beautifully designed with traditional illustrations and even a mouse on each of the endpapers, plus a bookplate for the owner’s name, this is a book for keeping (even when downsizing). Check out the green dragon scales on the endpapers too.
The three tales are very different but all share the rhythm of well structured stories where the reader identifies emotionally and cares what happens to the character…in each case a small dragon.
Sophie Masson’s ‘The Christmas Dragon’ wants to be a sleigh-pulling reindeer. The job interview with Santa when you’re fiery, not cool, was fun. Lisa Stewart’s postcard provided a different perspective even if 5 cents seems cheap postage in dragontimes.
Fiona Mc Donald’s ‘Dragon Market’ was like many present day community markets and the eventual dragon merchandise sells well.
And the witty book titles within the Beattie Alvarez’s illustrations for ‘The Dragon’s Pet’ include Encyclopedia Draconica and First Flames.
Both the design and type of tale have a traditional feel, and the book is VERY green, with scales. All read well aloud (especially by grandparents to 5 year olds).
Older readers ( and adults) will also enjoy this trio of stories by three different authors, two of whom are illustrator-authors and the extra Dragon artwork by illustrator David Allan.
Highly recommended.
Another great review for the beautiful Two Tengu Tales from Japan, by Duncan Ball and David Allan: review published in Buzz Words. Here’s a short extract:
Thank goodness for Christmas Press which works hard to introduce young Australian readers to legends, myths and folklore from other countries! Here is its latest offering, a lively retelling by a well-known children’s author of stories about tengu, magical beings from Japan who grant wishes to those who ask them. However, tengu are tricksters…
This is a gorgeously presented book, well-designed with illustrations in the Japanese tradition which are so attractive they make you want to pore over them.
You can read the full review here.
A fantastic five star review of Two Fearsome Fairy Tales from France has appeared in the May issue of Good Reading. We are very proud!
The first review of Two Fearsome Fairy Tales was published on the Buzz Words site today, with the reviewer being well-known author(and Buzz Words editor) Dianne Bates. Here’s a short extract:
The fly pages of this new book by Australian publisher Christmas Press are wonderful; in black and white they show a scene which feels almost as though it is going to suck you into the story to come.
Read the whole review here.
In the week before Christmas, how lovely it is to keep receiving great reviews for our beautiful festive anthology, Once Upon A Christmas! This one’s from Read Plus.
We are very proud of the fact that two of our titles, Kate Forsyth and Fiona McDonald’s Two Selkie Stories from Scotland, and Ursula Dubosarsky and David Allan’s Two Tales of Twins from Ancient Greece and Rome, have been included in Good Reading Magazine’s list of best books of 2014! As there are only 34 titles in this list, we are doubly proud of this achievement! Congratulations to our wonderful authors, illustrators and designers!
In the Good Reading Magazine, December issue.
Christmas Press 