Reynard the Fox
  • Published: 6 October 2020
  • ISBN: 9781662650062
  • Imprint: Astra Publishing House
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 80
  • RRP: $45.00
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Reynard the Fox

Tales from the life of Reynard the Fox

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A collection of classic tales about a legendary scoundrel, brought to new life through Renate Raecke's lively retelling and Jonas Lauströer's expressive illustrations.

“Arresting, kinetic artwork by Jonas Lauströer….the Reynard that kindled the medieval imagination was no cuddly stuffed animal. Ms. Raecke sands down the edges of the violence, but she doesn’t dull Reynard’s wit….Children…growing up with lots of fairy and folk tales will see that Reynard fits right in with these traditions.” —Wall Street Journal

"A collection of folktales at their absolute best" (Elizabeth Bird, SLJ.com) about a legendary scoundrel, brought to new life through Renate Raecke's lively retelling and Jonas Lauströer's expressive illustrations.

Reynard the Fox has been a staple trickster character of European literature since at least the Middle Ages. The tales of his schemes have been told many times, and he always manages to win readers' sympathies. Reynard is a rascal, a ne'er-do-well. While we may suffer from his pranks, at the same time we smile at the shrewd thinking through which he escapes hopeless situations. In this expertly retold version, the classic tales of Reynard's exploits find a new life. They speak to us now as much as ever, for who among us doesn't know a Reynard-like figure in our lives?
  • Published: 6 October 2020
  • ISBN: 9781662650062
  • Imprint: Astra Publishing House
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 80
  • RRP: $45.00
Categories:

Praise for Reynard the Fox

Praise for Jonas Lauströer's previous work:
"Lauströer [...] brings readers sweeping spreads, filled with energy and movement. There's a lot of humor here, too [...] I hope Lauströer has more picture books in his future." --Kirkus Reviews on The Hare & the Hedgehog
"Illustrated with rich, painterly precision and dreamlike details that echo the story's shifts from reality to fantasy . . .A gorgeously made edition." --Virginia Walter, School Library Journal

Praise for Raecke's retelling of Nutcracker & Mouseking
"Illustrated with rich, painterly precision and dreamlike details that echo the story's shifts from reality to fantasy . . . A gorgeously made edition." --Virginia Walter, UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies
"Raecke impressively adapts Hoffmann's original story of the Nutcracker, using evocative yet accessible language to bring the story to a picture book audience . . . . full of intriguing images that readers will want to study closely. Raecke leaves readers with Marie's realization that 'the most truly marvelous things may be seen--if only people choose to look,' a message worth remembering throughout the year." --Publishers Weekly