This is a book from the past. No one can recreate fairy tales like Eleanor Farjeon who was both an accomplished author and a poet. This is her retelling of the tale of Rumplestiltskin - or rather the English version Tom Tit Tot. It has the feel of a superior pantomime - a moment of magic that dissolves reality with humour and poetry. Farjeon's style is perfectly mirrored by Shepard's illustrations. Do look for it.
(Ferelith Hordon - bwl 63 Winter 2011 ) |
