After Hamelin - Hardcover

Delightful and thoughtful ... This intriguing tale invents a complete and believable alternative world.

ÝFeatures¨ a wild and unpredictable dreamscape ... Penelope's Ýthe protagonist¨ wise, sometimes bitter voice remains fresh and provocative.

This fantasy novel is a tribute to the skill and vision of an amazing writer! Highly Recommended.--Susan Fonseca"Canadian Materials" (06/08/2001)

Blending aspects of classical myth and literary fantasy, the tale builds to a fine resolution and casts a hypnotic spell.--Anne O'Malley"Booklist" (02/15/2001)

[Features] a wild and unpredictable dreamscape ... Penelope's [the protagonist] wise, sometimes bitter voice remains fresh and provocative. Delightful and thoughtful ... This intriguing tale invents a complete and believable alternative world.

Finely realized characters ... Blending aspects of classical myth and literary fantasy, the tale builds to a fine resolution and casts a hypnotic spell.--Anne O'Malley"Booklist" (02/15/2001)

Not only is After Hamelin a page-turning adventure story that children will love, it is also a teacher's dream. Read this story aloud to a class and savour the amazing characters, the images, the rhymes, the songs, and the play of Richardson's language. Enter a dream world of adventure, populated by talking cats, three-legged dogs and skipping dragons... Bill Richardson is a magician who spins magic with his words. A gifted storyteller, a writer, a broadcaster, as well as a former children's librarian, he has written several humorous books for adults, including Bachelor Brothers' Bed & Breakfast. After Hamelin is his first children's novel.... [The book] has excellent curriculum ties in the areas of storytelling, friendship, travel, courage, magic, fantasy, relationships, deafness, sexism, Middle Ages, imagery, character development, voice and language. This fantasy novel is a tribute to the skill and vision of an amazing writer! Highly Recommended.--Susan Fonseca"Canadian Materials" (06/08/2001)