Today I awoke to a sea of yellow and orange leaves scattered on my front porch (still hoping to see some red and purple soon!). The ornamental bushes outside my office window haven't surrendered their green yet, and watching their leaves cling so tight to their branches against the chilly #autumn wind puts me in mind of one of my favorite Celtic fairytales, #TamLin, and how a mortal girl clung to her #elfin knight as he transformed from salamanders, snakes, and scalding cinders, to rescue him from a curse so they could be together. • • • A few years back I saw an adaptation of this very fairytale by #RobinMuller called #TheNightwood, complete with stunning #artwork, and couldn't wait to have it for my collection. I just love beautifully illustrated books with lyrical prose! So naturally, when I started working on my latest #yalit #retelling, I couldn't pass up the chance to buy a #picturebook version of the #GoblinMarket as well, and even decided to write it into my WIP (my MC has the very same book, which her mother used to read to her at bedtime). • • • I don't think I'll ever outgrow the way picture books make me feel when I lose myself in the pages ... #nostalgic and #cozy, like I’m wrapped in a favorite childhood memory. Do any of you collect picture books, or own #illustrated versions of your favorite #fairytales and retellings? • • • #amreading #authorsofig #authors #bookish #bookstagram #bookworm #fantasy #beautifulbooks #christinarossetti #fallreads https://www.instagram.com/p/CGh-u6kA5qi/?igshid=1k68fkd4r1u7d
