The Other Side of Yore [Large Print] [Paperback]

J. Lyon Layden (Author), Kenny Savage (Illustrator)

Book Description

Journey with Frawg and friends on a tortoise shell boat through the magical lands of Terramore. Twelve masterpiece illustrations to embellish the fascinating story. To be read to children of all ages by people or amphibians 8 years and up.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...The Other Side of Yore is an enchanting adventure story about Frawg's journey with his friends into Mudgunkland to save the world of Terramore from destruction by Cobraxas, king snake. All the flowers are dying, poisoned by the green smoke from the dark swamps, and the good King's daughter, Princess Lilypad, has fallen into a deep sleep.

Included in this story are thirteen artfully illustrated drawings by Kenny Savage, plus poems, riddles and songs to delight children of all ages.

It is a delightful story-well-edited and designed-which I'm sure children will enjoy. Joseph Layden has been writing professionally for over ten years as a freelance journalist. The Other Side of Yore is his debut children's fantasy novel, and I wish he and Kenny much success in their creative efforts. -Kaye Trout -- Midwest Book Reviews 3/28/2007

...The Other Side of Yore is an enchanting adventure story about Frawg's journey with his friends into Mudgunkland to save the world of Terramore from destruction by Cobraxas, king snake. All the flowers are dying, poisoned by the green smoke from the dark swamps, and the good King's daughter, Princess Lilypad, has fallen into a deep sleep.

Included in this story are thirteen artfully illustrated drawings by Kenny Savage, plus poems, riddles and songs to delight children of all ages.

It is a delightful story-well-edited and designed-which I'm sure children will enjoy. Joseph Layden has been writing professionally for over ten years as a freelance journalist. The Other Side of Yore is his debut children's fantasy novel, and I wish he and Kenny much success in their creative efforts.

-- Kaye Trout- Midwest Book Reviews, Kaye Trout Book Reviews(March 28, 2007

A good old-fashioned children's tale with lots of action, well suited to reading aloud to youngsters. -- Herbie Brennan, Bestselling Author of The Faerie Wars

What do you get if two friends decide to write and illustrate a children's book together? The Other Side Of Yore answers this question with it's beautiful illustrations and enchanting storyline. This is very much a mixture between The Hobbit and The Wind in the Willows... (Synopsis excluded -ed.)

...The way the author has invented simple things such as a boat made out of a tortoise shell and bog water tea conjures up an image of a fairytale world in which anything can happen. It is also beautifully enhanced with illustrations to help make this imaginary world become even more delightful.

One of the best books of it's type. As much as it will fascinate children, I think this will also appeal to adults. It's a wonderful treasure to own.

I absolutely guarantee this is one book you will want to have in your collection. I only wish when I was a child that someone had given me this bewitching book. -- Bookpleasures.com 5/18/2007

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Product Details

• Paperback: 156 pages
• Publisher: Booklocker, Inc. (January 27, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1601451229
• ISBN-13: 978-1601451224
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,859,480 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WHAT A PLEASURE TO READ THIS ONE!, May 6, 2007

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D. Blankenship (The Ozarks) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Other Side of Yore (Paperback)

I like books of fantasy for kids. I feel they are important. Most children love a good, rousing story, including 63 year old ones like myself, and getting the young ones to read is getting more and more difficult each year. This wonderful little story is bound to grab any kid of any age and keep him going from front to back.

The story is a quest story whose setting is the world of Terramore. This world is inhabited by a wonderful assortment of creatures, from toads, to frogs to foxes, snakes, lizards, insects of all sorts and some critters I am not real sure about. Our hero, Frawg Findig III, a very special frog in many ways, finds himself caught up in an adventure, an adventure, which must be had in order to save their world. We already have plenty of plot summaries here, so I will not dwell on that further.

The book is quite well written. J. Lynon Layden's prose approaches lyrical at times here, and once you catch on to his syntax, you will find it delightful. His imagination has created and entire world, an alien world to be sure, yet one that is not as alien as you might think at first glance...it is all around us. For such a short story, his character development is quite remarkable and he is able to convey the characteristics of his characters using very few, but very effective words. I like that. The poetry sprinkled here and there throughout the book is absolutely delightful, some being more song than poetry.

The illustrations by Kenny Savage are in black and white and are quite effective and detailed. They are actually a delight to the eye. I would have liked to have seen them in color as I feel they would have been beautiful, but suspect this would have been cost prohibitive in the production of the book.

As a retired person, needing something to keep me from being underfoot all the time, I do a tremendous amount of substitute teaching at local school. I took this book with me and "forced" a number of the young folks to read at least the first two chapters, and indeed read them to the entire class on several occasions. There was not one student that did not want more. This of course is the ultimate test for this genre...do the kids like it and will they read it. If response here is any indication, the answer is a yes for this book.

I do hope we get more of Frawg from this author and this illustrator. This work is a joy to read but it does leave you with wanting more. Highly recommend this one.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Adentures for you and Yore children, March 25, 2007

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Mitch - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Other Side of Yore (Paperback)

Such imagination and thought went into this book. I read it to my three children (4, 8, and 12) who could not wait for the next reading session. I also looked forward to seeing how the story would unfold. There are also many excellent illustrations that added to the experience. Great positive message is a bonus. This is not just a book to read to children but also one adults can enjoy!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent children's fantasy tale., April 7, 2007

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K. Trout "Kaye" (Pagosa Springs, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Other Side of Yore (Paperback)

I don't get many children's fantasy books to review, and I am not by any means an authority on this genre; however, I did read the book and can recommend it as enjoyable family reading material.

The Other Side of Yore is an enchanting adventure story about Frawg's journey with his friends into Mudgunkland to save the world of Terramore from destruction by Cobraxas, a snake. All the flowers are dying, poisoned by the green smoke from the dark swamps, and the good King's daughter, Princess Lilypad, has fallen into a deep sleep.

Included in this story are thirteen artfully illustrated drawings by Kenny Savage, plus poems, riddles and songs to delight children of all ages.

It is a delightful story-well-edited and designed-which I'm sure children will enjoy. Joseph Layden has been writing professionally for over ten years as a freelance journalist. The Other Side of Yore is his debut Children's Fantasy novel,and I wish he and Kenny much success in their creative efforts.