Two Selkie Stories from Scotland
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Two Selkie Stories from Scotland
Retold by Kate Forsyth Illustrated by Fiona McDonald ISBN: 9780992283827 RRP: $17.99 The strange and magical world of the shape-shifting selkies is brought to enchanting life in these two fairy tales from Scotland, The Selkie Bride and In the Kingdom of the Seals, hauntingly retold by best-selling author Kate Forsyth and strikingly illustrated by Fiona McDonald. |
About the author:
Kate Forsyth wrote her first novel aged seven & has now sold more than a million books worldwide. She has been voted one of Australia's Favourite 20 Novelists. She has written many novels for adults, many of them based around fairy tales, such as The Blue Rose, Beauty in Thorns, The Beast’s Garden and The Wild Girl tells the story of star-crossed lovers Wilhelm Grimm and Dortchen Wild, who told him many of the most world’s most famous fairy-tales. Bitter Greens, her retelling of 'Rapunzel', was called ‘the best fairy tale retelling since Angela Carter’. Kate’s books for children and young adults include the collection of feminist fairy-tale retellings Vasilisa the Wise & Other Tales of Brave Young Women, illustrated by Lorena Carrington, which came second in the Fairies and Folklore category of the 2018 Readers Favorite book awards in the US. Its sequel, The Buried Moon and Other Tales of Bright Young Women, has recently been released, while The Impossible Quest, her fantasy adventure series for children, has been optioned for a film. Kate has spoken at conferences and festivals around the world, including at Oxford University, and has taught writing in the UK, the US, Fiji, Greece, Singapore and Australia. She has a doctorate of creative arts in fairy tale retellings. Her website is www.kateforsyth.com.au
About the illustrator:
A graduate of the Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney, Fiona McDonald has worked as a graphic designer, doll-maker, cloth sculptor and artist. She is also the author of several books of non-fiction, including the best-selling The Popular History of Graffiti (Skyhorse Publishing, 2013), as well as an illustrated novel for younger readers, Ghost Doll and Jasper (Skyhorse, 2012). Two Selkie Stories from Scotland was her first picture book, published in 2014, but she has since illustrated several more, as well as novels and chapter books by other authors. Her website is www.fionamcdonaldart.com
Kate Forsyth wrote her first novel aged seven & has now sold more than a million books worldwide. She has been voted one of Australia's Favourite 20 Novelists. She has written many novels for adults, many of them based around fairy tales, such as The Blue Rose, Beauty in Thorns, The Beast’s Garden and The Wild Girl tells the story of star-crossed lovers Wilhelm Grimm and Dortchen Wild, who told him many of the most world’s most famous fairy-tales. Bitter Greens, her retelling of 'Rapunzel', was called ‘the best fairy tale retelling since Angela Carter’. Kate’s books for children and young adults include the collection of feminist fairy-tale retellings Vasilisa the Wise & Other Tales of Brave Young Women, illustrated by Lorena Carrington, which came second in the Fairies and Folklore category of the 2018 Readers Favorite book awards in the US. Its sequel, The Buried Moon and Other Tales of Bright Young Women, has recently been released, while The Impossible Quest, her fantasy adventure series for children, has been optioned for a film. Kate has spoken at conferences and festivals around the world, including at Oxford University, and has taught writing in the UK, the US, Fiji, Greece, Singapore and Australia. She has a doctorate of creative arts in fairy tale retellings. Her website is www.kateforsyth.com.au
About the illustrator:
A graduate of the Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney, Fiona McDonald has worked as a graphic designer, doll-maker, cloth sculptor and artist. She is also the author of several books of non-fiction, including the best-selling The Popular History of Graffiti (Skyhorse Publishing, 2013), as well as an illustrated novel for younger readers, Ghost Doll and Jasper (Skyhorse, 2012). Two Selkie Stories from Scotland was her first picture book, published in 2014, but she has since illustrated several more, as well as novels and chapter books by other authors. Her website is www.fionamcdonaldart.com