Voyage of the Basset

by Renwick St. James, James C. Christensen, James Christensen

Book Overview

"Believing is Seeing" In the tradition of such favorite classics as Gulliver's Travels and Journey to the Center of the Earth, Voyage of the Basset takes the reader on a fantastical journey of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1885183585
• ISBN13: 9781885183583
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Artisan Publishers
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 10.5" x 10.4"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Fantasy is alive and well on the Basset

As a lover of fantasy stories, mythology and art I found this book to be amongst the absolute best!. As a female my one complaint used to be "where are the adventures for girls? " Now we have "Cassandra" and her sister who travel on the Basset and have wonderful adventures. Now we have everything you could possibly want in a book, great drawing, great charecters and a great story that leaves you satisfied yet wanting more.Girls and Guys of all ages should get this book. If you have kids get it. If you dont have kids get it. I have purchased several copies as gifts, for a new grandmother to read and share over and over with her grandchildren. For a friend to make her and her husband smile. For a set of twins to let them travel togeather.This book is for everyone!Take a trip with Cassandra and the wonderful crew of the Basset, climb aboard and sail away. The characters will linger with you forever and you will learn that "to believe is to see". Please Mr Christensen write more!

Ready for an awesome read?

When Cassandra, who is nearly ten years old sets foot on the deck of H.M.S. Basset with her older sister & professor father, she is ready for adventure. Off they go on an exploration of the landscape of imagination into fantastic pictures; meeting up with harpies & all manner of fairies & creatures from mythology, all with puzzles to solve & trouble to get out of. Provocative, impressive & inspiring. Lovely, lovely stuff - an heirloom for your children & theirs, to be read together forever!

The Voyage of the Basset

Wonderful. Nothing else does this book justice. I originally picked up this book in an upperclass type book store (not a please sit down and read type) and I sat down, on the floor, and read a great deal of it. This was at a time when it was far and away out of my budget and I yearned for it for years. I received this book recently as a gift and was once again amazed by the quality of it. It may be classified as a children's book but it is perhaps more enjoyed by the adult reader who can appreciate the literary and historical references. The illustrations are of an unsurpassed quality and often brought a smile to my face. If you still believe, or merely WANT to believe, in faery then order this book and forget for awhile.

It helped me get inspired!

While reading htis book, i was running out of ideas quickly for drawings and pictures. After reading, i decided to draw some characters and they turned out great! I really love this book. I think my favorite characters are Miranda and the sphinx. My cousin has this, but I don't have it (YET!) and i borrowed it from her

Incredible Fantasy/Fiction!

"Voyage of the Basset" is a wonderfully, beautifully illustrated masterpiece that has displaced my all time favorite book from childhood. Any true lover of mythology, fantasy, folklore, faerie tales and the like will simply adore it. This is not just a 'children's' book- no, there are so many different levels that the author plays on that I find this book to be an amusing & amazing must have! I've sent it to several friends already, and given it to my Godson, nieces, and nephews to enjoy in the years to come. A wonderful book!