The Follower

By Springett Thompson, Richard Thompson, Richard Thompson

Book Overview

Runner up for the I O D E Book Award, 2002

Our Choice Award from the Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2001

On Monday dark as shut your eyes
It followed her home . . .
Down the lane, over the lawn,
Past the Marble Frog and the Granite Swan
She cast a glance - and quick as that -
It was gone.

The new collaboration between author Richard Thompson and illustrator Martin Springett is an eerie picture-book poem perfect for late-night reading. What is following the young witch home every night past the frightening statues and the sinister life-like trees? Before the witch discovers the identity of the follower" young readers will find the answer to the mystery in the shadowy illustrations.

Martin Springett's use of a new style for his illustrations sets the mood perfectly as the witch makes her way home night after night with the mysterious follower close behind. Richard Thompson's haunting poem is a perfect read-aloud for very young readers with plenty of repetition and rhyme.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550418807
• ISBN13: 9781550418804
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.9" x 9.7"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

Customer Reviews

A Great Read-Aloud Book

This gorgeous gem of a book is perfect for reading aloud. Thompson's words flow as gorgeously as Springett's spooky illustrations. And just when you think something really *awful* is following her home... Well, now, that would be telling, wouldn't it? : ) The surprise ending of this book, after the delightful creepiness, really is surprising... and yet, utterly perfect.I adore this book. I love the art, I love the story. It's one I read and enjoy even if my child's not around to read it to. The repetitive and cumulative nature of this book also makes it a great book to read to children if you want them to help you tell the story. It would be a fun classroom book in that respect.