The Cats of Tanglewood Forest

By: Charles de Lint, Charles Vess (Illustrator)

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Hardcover | 9 April 2013 | Edition Number 1

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The magic is all around you, if only you open your eyes....

Lillian Kindred spends her days exploring the Tanglewood Forest, a magical, rolling wilderness that she imagines to be full of fairies. The trouble is, Lillian has never seen a wisp of magic in her hills--until the day the cats of the forest save her life by transforming her into a kitten. Now Lillian must set out on a perilous adventure that will lead her through untamed lands of fabled creatures--from Old Mother Possum to the fearsome Bear People--to find a way to make things right.

In this whimsical, original folktale written and illustrated throughout in vibrant full color by two celebrated masters of modern fantasy, a young girl's journey becomes an enchanting coming-of-age story about magic, friendship, and the courage to shape one's own destiny.

About the Author

Charles de Lint is credited with having pioneered the contemporary fantasy genre. With over fifty books in print, eight of which were on the reader-selected Modern Library "Top 100 Books of the Twentieth Century", he is known as a master in his field. Among his many accolades, de Lint has been a finalist for the World Fantasy Award seventeen times, and won once in 2000. He has also won the Canadian Aurora Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy. His latest young adult book, The Painted Boy (Viking) was released as a lead title in 2010. He resides in Ottowa, Canada with his wife, artist MaryAnn Harris. Noted artist Charles Vess has shared the World Fantasy Award once with Neil Gaiman for his work on Sandman and won once on his own as best artist for his 175 illustrations contained within Stardust. He was awarded a Will Eisner award for his graphic novel The Book of Ballads and Sagas in 1997, and has illustrated two picture books with Gaiman (Instructions and Blueberry Girl) that appeared on the New York Times bestseller list. His art has been featured in several museum and gallery exhibitions across the nation and in Spain, Portugal, the UK, and Italy. He lives in Virginia.

Industry Reviews

A New York Times Editors' Choice Book

A Spring 2013 Kids' Indie Next List Pick

A Spring 2013 Parents' Choice Awards Approved Book

Thoroughly delightful....Lillian Kindred is a first-rate heroine, brave and bright and kind....Bewitching and wonderful. - New York Times

* "De Lint zestfully combines the traditional and the original, the light and the dark, while Vess's luminous full color illustrations, simultaneously fluid and precise, capture Lillian's effervescent blend of determination and curiosity." - Publishers Weekly, starred review

* "Has a wonderfully old-fashioned fable-like feel to it, imparting a message of 'be careful what you wish for' through beautifully descriptive, finely tuned prose that leaves no doubt about the lesson being taught, yet makes the learning of it a joy." - Quill & Quire, starred review

Sweetly magical.... A satisfyingly folkloric, old-fashioned-feeling fable. - Kirkus Reviews

"Well suited as a charming read-aloud...[a] quiet, nature-rich fantasy....The pencil and colored ink illustrations are lush and evocative." - School Library Journal

The story's lyrical, folkloric style is well suited to a tale of magic and mystery. - Booklist

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