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By Sharon E. McKay Special to HHTW Odds are it will become a children’s literary classic. “Ten Small Tales”, (Groundwood) by an award winning team of author Celia Lottridge Georgetown illustrator Joanne Fitzgerald have come together to produce ten tiny treasures. Each story has the simplici- ty of old tales but without the chilling consequences. (Remember “The Red Shoes”? Brrr). In “Ten Small Tales”, gen- tleness has replaced the blood-curdling morality plays that once passed as children’s stories. (To this day I get the creeps when crossing little foot bridges lest a troll pop u mand payment. Ya just never know... The drawings are book illustrations at their very best. They appear where they should, do not interfere with a child’s imagination and bol- a never dominate, the sto- wn This is Fitzgerald’s fourth book, but her first since scooping The jovern General’s Award for “Dr. Kiss ays Yes” (Groundwood) in 1991. More:stories, this time from around the world. “The Book of Magical Tales, retold by Margaret Mayo, illustrated by Jane Ray takes a more tradi- tional appr to fairy tales. The fables retain the good vs. bad legacy and you’ll recog- nize many of the main charac- ters - the stepmother is evil, the princess is beautiful, the price is .., And yet, the book works. The tales chosen are exciting, mysterious, some very funny. Both books are beautifully bound and will be passed down from child to grand- child. O.K., you’ve found the: per- fect book but, in a world of Mega toy advertising, how do we get a child to appreciate such a gift? True, it can be successfully argued that books really do give more bang for the buck. It’s really hard to see our children toss a $24.95 plus GST book onto the underwear and mitten pile under the Christmas tree with- out so much as a second lance. Here’s an idea that works for us: ae Several years back, on Christmas: Eve, when the kids were literally pasted to the ceiling and when I had it up to here with “please, let us open just one gift...” I came up with a desperate but simple plan. Yes, they could open one gift each. My choice. The gift they were allowed to open then and on every Christmas Eve since, is the gift of a book. 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Lest you’ think this Hallmark moment lasts more than a moment — remember, Santa is but a blink and a nod -A book for Christmas Eve | Parent—to—Parent | ns Governor General’s Award winner, Georgetown resident | Joanne Fitzgerald, has her illustrations featured in Celia Barker Lottridge’s book, Ten Small Tales. The book is available at-Oxbow Books in Georgetown. photo by Simon Wilson/HHTW In Touch th Tomorrow! 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