The Storyteller's Handbook: 52 Illustrations to Inspire Your Own Tales and Adventures

by Elise Hurst, Elise Hurst (Illustrator)

Overview

"Stories are doorways, and there are no limits to where they may lead. This is a handbook for you to create countless stories. Its fantastical illustrations are the beginnings of magical new adventures. But there are no accompanying words, because you, the storyteller, are the missing ingredient!

Here are 52 intricate illustrations—of intriguing characters and animals, strange lands, and mythical beings. Open to any page and imagine what is happening, what has been, or what can be! Whether you're exploring the images on a road trip, before bedtime, or as a classroom activity, every tale you tell will be wildly unique and 100% yours.

This is a one-of-a-kind storytelling, a wordless picture book that can be enjoyed by children and adults alike!"

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781970147766
Publisher:	Compendium
Publication date:	06/28/2022
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	70,476
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Elise Hurst is an Australian fine artist, illustrator and author, specializing in books for children. Her most recent book was the illustrated edition of The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman, and Girl on Wire by Lucy Estela, which was shortlisted for the Children's Book Council of Australia 2019 Awards. She lives in a house full of books and paintings. From her studio, where black pens and oil paints spill across the desk, magical worlds leap into being. Like something out of Beatrix Potter or Narnia, her friends are rabbits and bears, lions and tigers—and they all have a story to share.

Elise Hurst is an Australian fine artist, illustrator and author, specializing in books for children. Her most recent book was the illustrated edition of The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman, and Girl on Wire by Lucy Estela, which was shortlisted for the Children's Book Council of Australia 2019 Awards. She lives in a house full of books and paintings. From her studio, where black pens and oil paints spill across the desk, magical worlds leap into being. Like something out of Beatrix Potter or Narnia, her friends are rabbits and bears, lions and tigers—and they all have a story to share.

Editorial Reviews

""You will be the storyteller," navigating through this exquisite wordless picture book whose images suggest deep tales, but do not over pronounce their parameters. Each feathery illustration plays with proportions and subverts expectations: giant owls tower over buildings; koalas lounge on drifting autumn leaves. A girl walks a cloud on a leash. A woman takes in tea, bathed in the light of a rising sun. A mouse rises to the stars. What's going on behind these magical scenes? That's for you to decide!

-Foreword Reviews"

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