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176 pp.
| Barefoot |
October, 2012 |
PaperISBN 978-1-84686-799-6$12.99
(2)
4-6
Illustrated by
Grahame Baker-Smith.
A playwright retells nine of the legendary hero's more familiar adventures, from Robin's first becoming an outlaw to a "last battle." Pitching to middle-grade readers, Calcutt writes in brief declarative sentences and lively dialogue lightened with a few modern colloquialisms. Baker-Smith's mixed-media, digitally blended illustrations feature craggily heroic, dramatically shadowed figures; delicate, misty landscapes and woodland creatures in occasional spot art add variety.
Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2012