Levi Pinfold is the creator of the picture books The Django, Greenling, and Black Dog, a Kate Greenaway Medal winner. He is also the illustrator of The Dam by David Almond. Levi Pinfold lives in Australia.
Startling and memorable. . . glorious ambiguity invites repeat
reads. . . . It is a rare picture book that works best with older
readers—this is a stellar example.
—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred
review)
A story that demands that its readers return to each page. . . This
mesmerizing work offers potential jumping-off points to discuss
many topics, including magical realism, symbolism, family
relationships and roles, and mental health.
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Surreal. . . Themes of determination, family traditions, and love
are manifested in the words and images. The washout-desert palette
in the hauntingly beautiful realistic mixed-media illustrations
creates an eerie sense of foreboding (carried through to the
ambiguous ending) that cues readers into the otherworldliness of
the story. . . . Masterful use of light, spot color, and scale mark
this as a significant piece of bookmaking.
—The Horn Book (starred review)
A visually gripping, cyclical tale of sacrifice and determination.
. . . Pragmatic text sits in somber contrast to Pinfold's lushly
detailed and unsettling mixed-media artwork. The meticulous nature
of the art lures the reader's eye to the tiniest illustrative
details. . . . Pinfold (The Song from Somewhere Else) blends
underworld mythology with fairy-tale sensibility to haunting
effect.
—Shelf Awareness (starred review)
Haunting and surreal. . . Photorealistic and dazzling, the
illustrations capture the fine details of spaces both real and
imagined in precise, lasting terms.
—Foreword Reviews (starred review)
Chilly, precision-drafted spreads with dazzling architectural
motifs confer gravitas on this haunting fairy tale centering a
steely character who remains resolute in the face of trickery.
—Publishers Weekly
Pinfold lures readers into a story aswirl with mystery, dust, and
darkness. . . Snippets of an eerie rhyme and the presence of a
talking lion bestow a folkloric quality to the story, which also
calls to mind Chris Van Allsburg’s Jumanji. . . a haunting journey
that readers won’t easily shake.
—Booklist
The whole story has the haunting, ominous feel of an old, dark
fairy tale. . . atmospheric.
—School Library Journal
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