#110 of 1001 · November 18, 2020

Ready for your high fantasy fix? This is Elfwyn’s Saga by David Wisniewski, an original tale inspired by Icelandic tradition. The wicked curse of a bitter enemy causes the baby daughter of a noble house to be born blind. The young girl, Elfwyn, nevertheless grows up blessed by the ethereal Hidden Folk with preternatural agility and perception. When their foe resurfaces and deceives the clan with a ruinously seductive magical crystal, it is up to the young heroine to free her kin from the stone’s hypnotic thrall. Wisniewski’s riveting narrative is elevated by his dazzling collage illustrations, painstakingly assembled from layer upon layer of meticulously cut paper. #saga #viking #vikings #blindness #magic #book #books #childrensbooks #beautifulbook #beautifulbooks #beautifulbookcover #beautifulbookcovers #picturebook #picturebooks #picturebookillustration #picturebookart #childrensbookillustration #childrensliterature #illustration #kidlit #kidsbooks #bookworm #booklover #booklovers #bibliophile #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #instabook #instabooks