Night of the White Stag - Hardcover

M.C. Helldorfer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0747546061 ISBN 13: 9780747546061

Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, 1999

Synopsis

Detailed and delicate pastel illustrations accompany the text in this wintry story of a magical night. A boy sets out on a mission to find the king and ask him to help his family, but along the way meets a blind old man haunted by the death of his son who is searching for a mystical white stag. Age 6+

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

It is the winter after the king's war, and Finder's father has never returned. On his way to the king's castle to seek food for his starving family, the boy enters a snow covered forest. He loses his way and becomes frightened?even more so when he meets an old man who is madly hunting for a great white stag. The man is blind, haunted by the memories of war. Though Finder doubts that the white stag exists, he guides the hunter in his search. When they finally come upon the wonderous creature, Finder's awe and his traust in all that is good and pure heal the tormented hunter.

Yvonne Gilbert's lyrical illustrations beautifully complement M.C.Helldorfer's magical tale of loss and the redemptive power of faith and love.

About the Author:

M.C. Helldorfer has written numerous books for children and young adults. She lives in Baltimore with her husband, Bob, and her cat, Puck.

Yvonne Gilbert is a fine artist and illustrator who has created many covers and jackets for children's books, as well as greeting cards. She previously illustrated Per and the Dala Horse by Rebecca Hickbox (Doubleday). Yvonne Gilbert lives in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England.

About this edition

• Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0747546061
• ISBN 13: 9780747546061
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32