Customer Reviews

The Sea Queen And The Shore Witch

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I gave copies to the Unitarian Universalist churches in my area, and they've been well-received in the churches' children's libraries. The story manages to have a lesson without rehashing a storyline cliche that kids have heard a hundred times before, as many children's stories with morals do.

In this illustrated book for the advanced reader, we meet 10-year-old Katia and follow her on her quest to save her mother from the angry Sea Queen. He mother has been taken by the Sea Queen and has forgotten whom she is, becoming part of the sea in the process.

Katia's adventures from the time she finds out what has happened to her mother until the moment of truth that is revealed about the long standing feud between the Sea Queen and Katia's fishing village are a delightful read.

The book will keep an older child interested from start to finish. The book portrays witches in a non-judgmental light but the characters are still fictional and at times farfetched. Typical fairy tale characters grace the pages in this Pagan friendly tale.

The first selection from this new publisher is an outstanding effort. I am interested to see what else Abzu's Fountain Press has in store for the younger Pagans.

W. Lyon Martin Author/Illustrator of "An Ordinary Girl, A Magical Child"

This is a wonderful story. I was surprised when my children would sit still long enough to hear the whole story. When there is about 50 pages to the book, and you can get children to sit through the whole thing, you know you have found a true treasure. It was well written and the illustrations are beautiful. It is certainly worth a look.

I was really touched by this story about a little girl's search for her mother, who has been kidnapped by the Sea Queen, and how she uses her wits to rescue her. Beautiful illustrations really enhance the feeling of magic and wonder that this book conveys -- check it out!