LITTLE JESTER, THE.

Author: Olofsson, Helena
Country: New York
Language: English
Year Published: 2002
No. of pages: 28
Illustrations: 24 Color Illustrations. 0 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 11 1/2”x 8”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 9129654998
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 5603

Price: $16.00

When the world was a thousand years younger and minstrels traveled the roads, there was a solemn monastery in the French countryside where the monks made beautifully illustrated books. Their most prized artwork was the painting of the weeping Madonna above the altar. When a boy jester comes to the monastery, he is offered food and shelter, and repays the monks with juggling and dancing. The old Abbot wants to throw him out, but then he sees a change in the painting of the Madonna, and the monastery will never be the same. Helena Olofsson’s story for readers 4-8 is illustrated in a modern naive picturebook style, but is also punctuated throughout with art reminiscent of medieval manuscripts.