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Highlights
- Face your fears in this gorgeously illustrated graphic novel, set in a dark, Brothers' Grimm-style fairy-tale woods.You can't remember how you became the errand boy of a suspected witch.
- 7-11 Years
- 10.5" x 7.7" Hardcover
- 44 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels
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About the Book
With poetic language and hauntingly beautiful artwork, LaFleur and Oehlers spin a darkly fantastical tale, leading the reader on a courage-testing adventure through a Brothers Grimm-style fairy-tale forest of great magic and ever deepening peril.Book Synopsis
Face your fears in this gorgeously illustrated graphic novel, set in a dark, Brothers' Grimm-style fairy-tale woods.You can't remember how you became the errand boy of a suspected witch. You can only remember being desperate...To reach the witch's hut one must beware of all those creatures of the Whispering Woods. Move faster, pick up speed.
Review Quotes
Praise for The Errand:
"Groundbreaking, spellbinding, this book is a winning collaboration between writer and artist. In these days where faster is better and shorter trumps longer, two gifted artists have decided to take us on a journey through a mythological forest. This haunting archetypal tale -- where the forces of good and evil swirl around the heroic journey of a young boy -- harks back to the best of The Brothers Grimm. LaFleur's text is exquisite word music, leaving space for Oehler's art. Such ART! Images so rich in detail readers will tumble off chairs into the page: gripped, scared, hopeful, but never to be let go. Not even after the book is closed. These two have created a world we will revisit, and a boy whose journey we will want more of-- not just one magnificent book. I'm enchanted, gobsmacked, thrilled for readers of all ages and inspired by the accomplishment of these creators." -- Sheree Fitch, Award Winning Author of The Gravesavers
About the Author
Leo LaFleur writes short stories, poems, novels, and songs. He studied English, Philosophy, and Great Books at St. Thomas University and has been published in literary magazines throughout North America, as well as nominated for multiple music related awards. He lives in Saint John, New Brunswick, where he finds a great deal of inspiration in nature and the surrounding forests. Adam Oehlers is a UK-based illustrator and sculptor whose work has earned him a British Fantasy Awards nomination.