Charles de Lint

In this whimsical, original folktale, written and illustrated throughout in vibrant full color by two celebrated masters of modern fantasy, a young girl's journey becomes an enchanting coming-of-age story about magic, friendship, and the courage to shape one's own destiny. Lillian Kindred spends her days exploring the Tanglewood Forest, a magical, rolling wilderness that she imagines to be full of fairies. The trouble is, Lillian has never seen a wisp of magic in her hills--until the day the cats of the forest save her life by transforming her into a kitten. Now she must set out on a perilous adventure that will lead her through untamed lands of fabled creates--from Old Mother Possum to the fearsome Bear People--to find a way to make things right.

The Cats of Tanglewood Forest

Twelve-year-old Lillian, an orphan who loves roaming the woods looking for fairies when her chores are done, is bitten by a deadly snake and saved through the magical forest creatures in this expansion on the author's and illustrator's previous work, A circle of cats.

Sarah Sammis

Lauren Tabor

I picked this book up on a whim at the thrift store because the cover was too cute to pass up! (Sometimes I give in to pretty books...it's fine) The pictures are gorgeous and I just had to read it. It was a good story, but definitely for a younger audience, which isn't a problem, but I just found the entire middle of the story to be of no use. I still enjoyed reading this, and the end really made it good. I wasn't expecting a twist but that's what I got and I loved that.

The Cats of Tanglewood Forest

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