The Cats of Tanglewood Forest (Hardcover)

from Karyn_Ainsworth

I read this one aloud to my 9 year old daughter. I love to recognise the themes and characters that have appear in de Lint's other stories. The magic, mythical world, alongside the tangible and physical world. "Why can't it be both" says T.H. the fox when asked which is real. Lots to appreciate f...

from fingerpost

Lillian is a girl who lives in the forested mountains in an unnamed area of America in an unspecified time period, which in my mind I picture as the early years of the 20th century. She lives with her beloved aunt. One day, while wandering in the woods, she is bitten by a snake and dies. But then...

from salimbol

Charming children's story about a girl who becomes a kitten. As it's by two masters of their craft, it's as solid and magical as you'd expect, weaving a girl's coming-of-age story with North American mythology, while being beautifully illustrated in rich greens, brown and oranges. Recommended for...

from gimble

I read this to my little girl, she loved it. Nothing like the magic of a book to excite a child's imagination. Cats of Tanglewood Forest is a great story for all and teaches a few lessons along the way.

from foggidawn

When Lilian is bitten by a snake in the forest, the wild cats she has befriended turn her into a kitten to save her life. When Lilian wakes up and realizes what has happened, she immediately starts searching for a way to become human again -- and not a dying human. The solution she eventually fin...