Anita Riggio
Autor de Secret Signs: Escape Through the Underground Railroad
Sobre El Autor
Créditos de la imagen: from https://www.boydsmillspress.com/bmp/authors-illustrators/anita-riggio
Obras de Anita Riggio
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Conocimiento común
- Género
- female
Miembros
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- Obras
- 6
- También por
- 12
- Miembros
- 129
- Popularidad
- #156,299
- Valoración
- 3.7
- Reseñas
- 9
- ISBNs
- 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.… (más)