Blue Wolf Reviews

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  • Charlie’s Whale

    Charlie’s Whale

    Award winning children’s author Libby Gleeson has not disappointed her young readers with her latest picture book ‘Charlie’s Whale’, the story of young Charlie, who is passionate about whales; particularly the blue whale. To see a real one is his dearest wish.

    Although middle child Charlie loves everything about the sea, he just loves whales; he spends his days reading, learning and daydreaming about whales. His room is decorated with pictures of them, his project book is filled with information about them and his favourite toy is his cuddly plush toy blue whale.

    The glorious pastel watercolour illustrations transport the reader to the seaside, as they perfectly capture the feeling of wonderful summer’s days spent at the local beach.

    Author Libby Gleeson and artist Hannah Sommerville, who specialises in illustrating picture books for young children, have successfully collaborated to capture Charlie’s single-minded quest to achieve his dream; to see a blue whale. Older children will enjoy identifying the different whales featured on the endpapers of this book.   

    ‘Charlie’s Whale’ makes an ideal book to give a 3-6 year old for Christmas.

  • The Land of the Fae: Merlin’s Quest

    The Land of the Fae: Merlin’s Quest

    Rob Wildwood grew up in Yorkshire, where from a young age he roamed the countryside to in search of the magical and mystical places of fairy, myth and spiritual which abound in Yorkshire. Later he studied many modalities such as Shamanism, Taoism, meditation, drumming and deep breathing techniques in his quest to cross ” the veil” between worlds and enter the ” Otherworld”.

    For this book he starts his journey in Merlin’s Cave and through deep meditation, meets Merlin who initiated him into Merlin’s magical circle. He is given a quest which becomes clear as he travels the land of Britain, Scotland and Wales and their islands guided by Merlin and the good queen Maeve.

    Through the eyes, emotions and spirituality of Rob, the reader travels with him through these beautiful and arcane sites, streams, waterfalls, lakes, gardens, coved and sacred sites and fairy Dells. With him we clamber over mossy rocks, scramble through bracken and brush, wade through crystal waters, scale hilly crags and stumble into ferny glades as we relentlessly search and find these mystical areas.

    His deep love of the land is evident, the folklore associated plus his visionary travels into the ” Otherworld ” is beguiling and enlightening. We meet good and bad fairies, elves, hobgoblins, dragons, St Columba on Iona and Ninian in St Ninians’ Cave, among the many spiritual entities in his book with his quest becoming clear as he reenergises the many waterways along the way.

    This fascinating book is truly an esoteric adventure into Rob’s enchanted land of myth legend and reality.