Following Frankenstein by Catherine Bruton

A fine winter evening read-aloud, to be enjoyed next to a warm fire with a plate of cookies. It's a well-told tale with an indefatigable heroine, and an interplay of words and pictures that feels as if it shares lineage with Quentin Blake and Roald Dahl. Praise for Dulcinea in the Forbidden Forest You Can Do It, Bert! Bank Street CBC Best Children's Book of the Year He is also the German translator of Ulf Nilsson's Detective Gordon chapter book series. Ole Knnecke was born in Germany, and lives as an illustrator in Hamburg.

It's a well-told tale with an indefatigable heroine, and an interplay of words and pictures that feels as if it shares lineage with Quentin Blake and Roald Dahl.'- The New York Times Translated from the German edition by Shelley Tanaka. Children aged 5 to 9, or young readers just starting out on independent reading, will love cheering on the brave and capable Dulcinea as she saves her father and gets him home just in time for pancakes. Ole Knnecke's funny, comic-style illustrations and humorous story turn the classic fairy tale on its head. Her father would hardly have named her after the brave Dulcinea if she couldn't break a witch's spell to celebrate her birthday with him! Did the witch cast a spell on him?ĭulcinea must brave the dark forest and sneak into the witch's castle to steal the spell book and free him. But her father hasn't come home from collecting blueberries for her birthday pancakes. A funny and contemporary illustrated fairy tale about a strong heroine who saves the day, perfect for early readers.īrave Dulcinea has known since she was small not to enter the dangerous magic forest where the witch has her castle.

Following Frankenstein by Catherine Bruton