From Publisher, Dave Mann

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Alison is an accomplished children’s story writer. Her most well-known effort in recent times has been in the co-writing of the Chronicles of Paki story. In this particular story (Gifts at Christmas) she’s written beautiful poetry, telling about the full life of Saint Nicholas, with entire portions of his life covered sometimes in a mere 8 lines, with 11 syllables each. This kind of writing is an art form, and the historical story Alison has managed to tell so concisely we think is simply superb!

 

Tania is an accomplished artist, having also worked with Alison as the primary artist in the ‘Chronicles of Paki’ history series.  Her artwork is outstanding - including research into historical details, to ensure a high degree of historical accuracy in buildings, clothing, decorations - and even cutlery. She then exhibits remarkable creativity in the way she draws faces and people from various angles and perspectives. She takes a page of text - does the research - and then imagines a completely fresh image that would tell the story - and creates it. It’s a gift, and the result is stunning!