Marianne McShane, a seanchaí, or traditional Irish
storyteller, is the author of Rónán and the Mermaid, illustrated by
Jordi Solano. She grew up on the east coast of Ireland and
especially loves to tell folk tales and fairytales from her native
land. She lives in Ireland. Find her online at
http://www.mariannemcshane.com/
Alan Marks began his career illustrating for magazines and
newspapers. His first children's book Storm, written by Kevin
Crossley Holland, won the Carnegie Medal. Alan now illustrates a
wide variety of subjects, from nursery rhymes to war poetry. He is
the illustrator of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book A
Mother’s Journey, Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle, Planet Zoo, The
Spirit of the Forest, and more. Alan lives in an old house in the
Kent countryside with his wife and two daughters.
Marianne McShane evokes the folklore and superstitions of old
Ireland in ‘The Fog Catcher’s Daughter,’ an atmospheric picture
book about a girl who braves an encounter with fairies to save the
life of her father. . . . . In the verdant Irish setting of Alan
Marks’s windblown watercolor paintings, the fairies whirl like evil
eddies of smoke.
*The Wall Street Journal*
Suffused with folklore of the Emerald Isle, Marianne McShane’s
elegantly told, powerfully atmospheric story is both haunting and
timeless, made all the more so by Alan Marks’ delicate, almost
ethereal, watercolour scenes. How perfectly he captures the
white-capped, rolling waves, the ghostly, menacing faeries, and the
determination of Eily. Child listeners and anybody with an interest
in folklore will surely love this magical tale.
*Red Reading Hub*
Alan Marks’s evocative illustrations are the perfect complement to
the text, vividly capturing the beauty of the coastline, the wonder
of Wise Annie’s shop, the volatile nature of the fairy folk as the
events of the story unfold. Every spread is a work of art.
*Through the Bookshelf*
Solemnly told and infused with Irish folklore, this atmospheric
tale feels familiar yet timeless. Watercolors in pastoral shades of
green, blue, and brown ground the rather dreamy story in reality.
Menacing, ghostlike fairies and roiling, white-capped waves
increase the drama. . . A haunting, lyrical, original tale that
leans into the magic and mystery of the Emerald Isle.
*Kirkus Reviews*
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