Reviews

Great review of Tengu Tales in Buzz Words

Two Tengu Tales front coverAnother 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.

Books, Reviews

First review of Two Fearsome Fairy Tales from France!

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.

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Two of our titles in best books of 2014!

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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!