In Dandelion Fire, we have the antidote to this poison. In the first book of the Cupboards trilogy, Henry doesn’t know who he belongs to or where he fits. In this middle book, we spend far more time inside the worlds within the cupboards. We meet Henry’s family, we discover new evil, and we spend a lot of time laughing at bureaucratic faeries.
Tag: N. D. Wilson
Boys of Blur
When the sugarcane’s burning and the rabbits are running, look for the boys who are quicker than flame. Crouch. Stare through the smoke and let your eyes burn. Don’t blink. While cane leaves crackle and harvesters whir, while blades shatter armies of sugar-sweet sticks, watch for ghost in the smoke, for boys made of blur,…
Outlaws of Time III: The Last of the Lost Boys
“A children’s story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children’s story in the slightest.” – C. S. Lewis Reflecting on that C.S. Lewis quote, I cannot think of any exceptions to that rule. In Death By Living, N. D. Wilson writes: “…I write for children because I have read more…
Leepike Ridge
“What poetry does is represent nature. That can be handy because nature is big and changing and various and hard to look at. Whereas with somebody with a great eye and a big soul, they could explain it to you.” I heard Dr. Larry Arnn, president of Hillsdale College, say this in a lecture shortly…