Don't Go into the Forest!
Written by Veronika Martenova Charles
Illustrated by David Parkins
This time the boys find themselves in cottage country making up spooky tales about staying out of the forest. Tales from the Philippines and Native American legends are told until the boys can almost see strange characters at their dinner table that night.
Read an excerpt...
• TD Summer Reading Club Selection 2010
• Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books 2008
• Cuyahoga Falls Library Most Popular Books of 2009
Children’s Book News
"For centuries elders have been telling "caution tales" to keep their children safe. Veronika Martenova Charles has found the ideal way to share these same warnings in a delightful Easy-to-Read series."
CM Magazine
"These are noteworthy books … Recommended."
The Muskokan / Kid’s BookBag
“Canadian author/illustrator Veronika Charles and the English graphic artist David Parkins combine their considerable talents to create three child characters whose fictional encounters with real life dangers are juxtaposed in a fantasy of otherworldly creatures.”
****
Excerpted from Don't Go Into The Forest! by Veronika Martenova Charles. Copyright © 2007 by Veronika Martenova Charles. Excerpted by permission of Tundra Books. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher. |