A wonderful, wonderful read for the 4-8 year old pagan who is yet too young for serious magical work but ready to absorb some ritual style and simple Neo-Pagan theology with her/his family.
Super job with the illustrations, they are just breathtaking.
I can just imagine them framed and set about a nursery!
Definately a nine out of ten effort!
Well done Ms Lyon! and I sincerely hope there will be another project in the offing!
An Ordinary Girl, A Magical Child is the best neo-Pagan children's book I have seen to date. Period.
It delineates the rituals of the most widely celebrated neo-Pagan sabbats in easy to understand language and breaks down the practices of a typical modern day Pagan family with delightful simplicity. Martin's water colours capture Rabbit's world in breathtaking detail that is certain to engage the imagination of any child.
Does it cover every tradition and every ritual and every pantheon? Of course not. It doesn't need to nor does it pretend to. An Ordinary Girl, A Magical Child covers the Wheel of the Year from a child's perspective as celebrated by Rabbit and her extended family. While it is non-threatening it opens the door to dialogue both within the Pagan community as well as the greater community beyond...and that can only be a good thing.
