Written when W.B. Yeats was just twenty-one, 'The Stolen Child' remains one of his most popular poems. At this time, the young poet was inspired by the landscape of County Sligo and the legends and superstitions he heard from the locals there. 'The Stolen Child' tells of a boy taken from his home by the faeries and led 'hand in hand' into their world. With its enchanting refrain - 'Come away, o human child / To the waters and the wild' - and vivid images of magic and nature, it is a pleasure for readers young and old.
Here, the text is accompanied by radiant original art by Erin Brown, each illustration taking us on a visual journey through one of Ireland's most famous poems.
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this edition offers new and superb illustrations that make for an immersive reading experience ... a magical way to discover or rediscover one of Yeats's most famous poems -- Inis Magazine
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für Kinder
Reading Age: From 5 years, Interest Age: From 3 years
Produkt-Hinweis
Bilderbuch
Kunstoffeinband
Stoffimitation
mit Schutzumschlag
mit Lesebändchen
mit Schutzumschlag (bedruckt)
Maße
Höhe: 260 mm
Breite: 215 mm
Dicke: 10 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-78849-517-2 (9781788495172)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
ERIN BROWN is a Northern Irish illustrator who lives and works on the beautiful island of Jersey. After she graduated from the University of Ulster with a bachelor's degree in Fine Art, a passion for stories and children's books took hold. She combines her love for hand-drawn lines and traditional techniques with the flexibility and freedom of adding colour digitally. Erin's other book for The O'Brien Press is Tread Softly: Classic Irish Poems for Children, edited by Nicola Reddy. erinbrownillo.uk
William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, in his later years he served as an Irish Senator for two terms.