Stories by Firelight

by Shirley Hughes

Book Overview

A wintertime storybook perfect for group or family sharing from Kate Greenaway Medalist Shirley Hughes, ". . . the Rubens of children's illustrators" (Washington Post). This stunning collection of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688045685
• ISBN13: 9780688045685
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.6" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 7 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 2 and higher

Customer Reviews

Stories by Firelight and night fears for children

I have loved Shirley Hughes stories and illustrations. They are kind and comfortable for children. So I was really disappointed in this book. The stories of silkies, bad dreams with gargoyles, and haunted houses are the very things I guarded my children from. I remember my own night fears as a child, and what a huge relief it was to find that Jesus took those fears away. Being afraid is not fun. The truly nice poems scattered in the book do not make up for the stories that bring fear into a child's heart.

a must read

As always, Shirley Hughes has a winner with her book, Stories by Firelight. The stories are fascinating, with just a bit of eerieness and fantasy to keep children interested, just like a tale told by firelight. Burning the Tree is a delightful tale about a grandfather and a grandson who has an uncomfortable secret which has quite an exhilorating resolution for the boy. As with many of her books, there are lovely poems interspersed which just add to the joy of reading a Shirley Hughes book.