The Magical Master Snowman and the Black Dragon

By Josephine Chaudoin Harrison

Book Overview

Few children's books of adventure and discovery approach the subject of a child's death and what happens to the soul afterwards. Even fewer do it with such an endearing heroine and such beguiling... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0987706772
• ISBN13: 9780987706775
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Nprnt Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 5 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 7

Customer Reviews

A delightful book

It is certainly 'a fairy tale for all ages' (as per the subtitle). Josephine is both artist and storyteller and does both beautifully well: some gorgeous colour collages and a magical story about a young girl Polly and her adventures in the 'after life'. Polly's teachers are a group of wonderfully wise and loving snowmen who gently give Polly and her friends lessons on reincarnation, karma and soul purpose and who speak of the black dragon (created out of humanity's selfishness and greed and who - according to the snowmen - can be vanquished through sharing). This book leads on to a sequel: 'The Magic Bird's Nest' in which Polly's adventures continue after being reborn in New Zealand.

Deftly broaching the subject of a child's death

Written and illustrated by Josephine Chaudoin Harrison, The Magical Master Snowman And The Black Dragon is an original, absorbing and imaginative fairytale, deftly broaching the subject of a child's death and the destiny of the soul. Enchanting black-and-white crosshatch illustrations as well as an inset selection of color plates enhance this moving parable which is highly recommended reading and appropriate for all ages.