The Winter Child

by Terri Windling and Wendy Froud

Book Overview

From the creator's of A MIDSUMMER'S FAERY TALE comes a new volume which opens the magical window of enchantment once more with an extraordinary combination of story and art. All the denizens of the wood have gathered for the grand winter holiday...but this year something is strangely wrong. By now the forest should be blanketed with snow, but the air remains warm, the leaves have not fallen, and branches remain laden with autumn's fruit. Somehow,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743202341
• ISBN13: 9780743202343
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 59 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.6" x 11.5"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

Customer Reviews

A magical Journey

On the Midwinters Eve the faeries are having their annual celebration to welcome winter. But something is a miss and they all know it..where is winter? Why are there still flowers and fruit on the trees? Where has lady winter gone? This book is illustrated with beautiful faerie figures in the traditional Froud family fashion. The story is a little familiar of many fantasy stories, and yet unique and steeped in lore. Almost looking as a young childrens book at first this book is pretty and soft but the story is almost that of a short chapter books. The story is long enough and yet simple enough to be enjoyed by all. This book is great for children and adults alike

Magical tale

This is an extremely beautiful book. With Wendy Froud's doll making skills and Terri Windling's magical story weaving, teamed up with Brian Froud well, it sounds too good to be true. This follow up to "A Midsummer Night's Faery Tale" did not disappoint. Sneezle, our beloved hero from the first book, is again teamed up with his friend Twig for a quest to find out why Winter has not yet reached their forest. Again they encounter many characters, in which Wendy's dolls never fail to amaze me. She is so incredibly gifted. I would like to show this book to anyone who does not appreciate winter as a season, because while it's not the "moral" of the story...it takes a look at winter as being the season for rest so that everything can be reborn in the spring. It tells a magnificent tale. Not only is it a wonderful book to read and enjoy, but it's a treasure to put up on the shelf or coffee table for looking at again and again.

It just gets better!

Terri, Wendy, and Brian have done it again! Teaming up again to send Sneezle, the beloved hero of "A Midsummer Night's Faery Tale," on another adventure, the Frouds and Windling masterfully create a mythical world that defies the pages the story is written on. Using photographs of dolls created by Wendy Froud in settings built in the Froud's garden studio, the characters literally step from the pages. Fresh and exciting, Windling's writing brings new life to old folklore, bringing the faeries and goblins of Dartmoor out of their hiding places, at least for a little while, for us to see. A treasure to keep, with plenty to share, this is a wonderful read for the self and the wee ones!Kerrie Colantonio, Penny-A-Page Publishing

A balm for an insane world

I live in the East Village and out my window from my roof and in my circle of friends it was a living horror in mid September. That was supoposed to be fall, the time of cooling and colored leaves. I can't believe anything was capable of relieving the parade of nightmares, that were real. Escape? - this book is an amazing little doorway to somewhere else. I am not the kind of person to cower, but I needed to open my eyes and see something far away, something otherworldly and something that could for a shining moment relieve a tired mind. Just a rest, just a glimpse of beauty. This work of art is perfect.

great fantasy

This is a stunning follow up to "A Midsummer Night's Faery Tale ". Terri Windling and Wendy Froud evoke memories of classic Froud films like "The Dark Crystal" and "Labyrinth" ( i'm sure I even spotted a couple of goblins from the latter ) . The book brings a breath of fresh air to the publishing world using realistic settings and dolls in place of traditional illustrations . A must have for fans of the Henson- Froud fantasies .