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Anyway- There is this book coming out soon that is pretty much amazing sounding- Ever wonder about that generic "Prince Charming" in all the fairy tales? Well, Christopher Healy has taken those generic and uninteresting princes and decided to tell their story in, The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom (coming May 2012). And like all great fairy tales, it has a witch. Take a look at this creepy and sinister looking castle. Seriously. Love.
Seeing a castle like that makes one wonder about the witch who lives inside, no? Well, allow me to introduce you to, Zaubera.
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The only thing left was to figure out the best way to inform the world about it all. Whatever method she chose, it had to really grab people’s attention. It had to be spectacular. Zaubera sat down at her desk in the center of the large round observatory. The dark stone pillars that ringed the room and the bloodred roof above had a way of making her feel extra evil. The witch moved her cage of tarantulas and human skull candleholder out of the way and unrolled a yellowing parchment. She dipped her vulture-feather quill into an inkwell and began to brainstorm.
Notes tied to rabid bats?
Release wild boars with message shaved into fur too time consuming
Learn telepathy
Carve into side of mountain maybe
Teach birds to say “Cinderella must die!”
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Artwork copyright © 2012 by Todd Harris
Brilliant! Be on the look out for more about this novel and Christopher soon!
*Coming to a Fairy Tale Fortnight near you*
Yay for the return of Fairy Tale Fortnight! I can't wait :D
ReplyDeleteI looooooovee The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom! It's hilarious, adorable, sweet, and (it bears mentioning again) hilarious. Those pictures look perfect!
These illustrations are awesome! Peyton is reading this book right now! I showed him this post and he can't wait to get to hold a finished copy now too! I think I am going to have to try and read this one too, he is liking it so far!
ReplyDeleteThat looks amazing!! I hadn't heard of this, but now I can't wait to get my hands on a copy.
ReplyDeleteSo excited to see what's coming for FTF!
Yay! Thank you so much for sharing these wonderful illustrations! Illustrations are one of the huge reasons I love me some middle grade, and this is one of the ones I'm most excited about this year. I received an e-galley just yesterday, but it now occurs to me that I'll have to track down a physical copy so I can see the pictures better!
ReplyDelete*Coming to a Fairy Tale Fortnight near you* <--- I like that. ;)
ReplyDeleteWow, the illustrations are amazing! I can't wait to find out more about this book! And I'm excited for Fairy Tale Fortnight! Ack, I swear, I can't stop using exclamation points. :D
ReplyDeleteThose are awesome illustrations! I cannot believe how great they are. They really make the story come alive.
ReplyDeleteHey Melanie! You can never use too many exclamation points!! Hope everyone loves Hero's Guide!!
Heather
That castle is amaaaaaaaaaazing! *drool* Though the second picture....acck, I hate spiders *hides* There's going to be so much HERO overload during FTF, lol! I can't wait :)
ReplyDeleteI love those illustrations- I bet this would be a huge winner in my family!
ReplyDeletewow! these are AWESOME!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful drawings. I wish I had stuck to art in college! : (
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