Cherie Chen 'the Winter Wassail' (seconds/ Paperback) - Illustrated Children's Book. Christmas. Fairy Tale. Festive Book. Classic Book.

These slot are seconds with slight fading. I have been wrestling with my thoughts as I didn't want to sell anything which isn't my 100% but I have far too many left in stock even though I have given them away for charity shops and hospitals. At my market stall last year I sold a few with half the price. Most people who saw and bought them have said they didn't even think of it any differently from my good prints.

The Winter Wassail is based on the ancient medieval practice of wassailing, which marked the celebration of the winter solstice.  In the story, the children and their forest friends make merry to wake up Old Magick and bless the health of the forest at midwinters first full moon.  Faced with the blight of a poorly pine tree whose health would affect the health of all others, Matilda and Finbar resolve to keep calm and work in harmony with the forest creatures to save the pine tree and their forest.  The intricate illustrations and the use of Tudor costume are designed to reflect a traditional, wintry fairytale ambience.