This is an absolutely enchanting picture story book with a magical yet haunting story involving a boy who is drawn into a tree by something. That something turns out to be a spirite who wants to play and show the boy his world. This is a lovely book for parents to share particularly as the ending really pulls at the heartstrings. It's been written, illustrated and published by the author and is beautifully packaged in a large format.
A boy thinks there is something living inside the old hollow tree that stands in the park. It is only when he is pulled through a hole and finds himself inside the tree that the boy discovers what it is – a little white Sprite. They play together in the Sprite’s world inside the tree but when it’s time for the boy to return, the Sprite doesn’t want him to leave…
[The Little White Sprite] is so calm and really attractive in that the
reader doesn't want it to stop, then the ending isn't quite what you
thought it might be. After all the trends, especially children's, that
I've enjoyed I'm still delighted when something that stops me comes into
view. Please accept my belated thanks for this surprise.' Margaret Meek, chairman of CLPE - The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education
‘This beautiful book captures perfectly a child’s sense of a haunted world all around him…’ Jill Paton Walsh
Author
About Gillian McClure
Gillian McClure is the author and illustrator of thirty picture books. Several of them have been short-listed for awards; one was highly commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal and another, Selkie, won the US Parent’s Guide to Children’s Media Award for Outstanding Achievement in Children’s Books.
Gillian has served on the CWIG committee, and the PLR Advisory committee, been a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Kent and Essex Universities, and a judge and mentor for Escalator, New Writing Partnerships.
Two of her books have been Recommended Books on the National Curriculum and others she uses in the workshops she gives in schools and colleges.
