Anita Riggio
Auteur de Secret Signs: Escape Through the Underground Railroad
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- female
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- Œuvres
- 6
- Aussi par
- 12
- Membres
- 129
- Popularité
- #156,299
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 9
- ISBN
- 10
I had never heard of author/artist Anita Riggio before I picked Beware the Brindlebeast up off my public library's Halloween display this last weekend, but I am glad to have discovered her work. I found her narrative here immensely engaging, and her artwork appealing. This is actually a somewhat revised version of a traditional English folktale from Northumberland, originally known as The Hedley Kow, and contained in Joseph Jacobs' 1904 collection, More English Fairy Tales. I don't think I have encountered this tale before (I have not read the Jacobs), so I cannot comment on the changes made by Riggio. That being said, I enjoyed her telling of the tale, with its simple, goodhearted, no-nonsense heroine, and her matter-of-fact approach to her unusual visitor. I also appreciated the vividly appealing artwork, particularly the depiction of the Brindlebeast in his monstrous form. Recommended to young folklore enthusiasts, and to picture-book readers looking for somewhat unusual Halloween stories.… (plus d'informations)