The Great Redwall Feast
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The Great Redwall Feast was written by Brian Jacques
and illustrated by the well-known Redwall
artist Christopher Denise
. It was published in 1996.
. Citizens of Redwall Abbey prepare a surprise feast for their Abbot.
and Mattimeo
are present in the book, however, the baby mole Bungo is the only character to appear and not be featured in any other Redwall novel.
Brian Jacques remarked that The Great Redwall Feast was "written a little more for mothers to read to their children, but many Redwall lovers will also enjoy it, because there is the challenge of solving a riddle before the end of the rhyme."
Brian Jacques
James Brian Jacques was an English author best known for his Redwall series of novels and Castaways of the Flying Dutchman series. He also completed two collections of short stories entitled The Ribbajack & Other Curious Yarns and Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales.-Biography:Brian Jacques was born...
and illustrated by the well-known Redwall
Redwall
Redwall, by Brian Jacques, is a series of fantasy novels. It is the title of the first book of the series, published in 1986, the name of the Abbey featured in the book, and the name of an animated TV series based on three of the novels , which first aired in 1999...
artist Christopher Denise
Christopher Denise
Christopher Denise is the artist for many of Brian Jacques' Redwall books. He Illustrated the picture books The Great Redwall Feast and A Redwall Winter's Tale....
. It was published in 1996.
Plot introduction
The Great Redwall Feast is the first Redwall picture book, and it was written in the form of a balladBallad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
. Citizens of Redwall Abbey prepare a surprise feast for their Abbot.
Plot summary
The Great Redwall Feast tells about the creatures of Redwall preparing for a feast while Matthias the Warriormouse, Constance the Badger Guardian, Foremole, and the Abbot are traveling in Mossflower Woods questing for a mysterious Bobbatan Weary Nod. The book features the Abbeydwellers bustling in Redwall, cooking, gathering flowers, and doing other chores for their beloved Abbot (presumably Abbot Mordalfus). Many characters from RedwallRedwall (book)
Redwall is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques. Originally published in 1986, it is the first book of the Redwall series. The book was illustrated by Gary Chalk, with the British cover illustration by Pete Lyon and the American cover by Troy Howell....
and Mattimeo
Mattimeo
Mattimeo is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques, published in 1989. It is the third book in the Redwall series.-Plot introduction:All his life, the worst thing young Mattimeo had to fear was a stern lecture from his father Matthias, but all that changes when Slagar the Cruel visits Mossflower Woods...
are present in the book, however, the baby mole Bungo is the only character to appear and not be featured in any other Redwall novel.
Illustrations and significance
The warm-colored illustrations by Christopher Denise were drawn on brown butcher paper using pastels, and instead of showing the Redwallers preparing for war, it shows them much happier and friendly, at work in their daily lives.Brian Jacques remarked that The Great Redwall Feast was "written a little more for mothers to read to their children, but many Redwall lovers will also enjoy it, because there is the challenge of solving a riddle before the end of the rhyme."
Translations
- (GermanGerman languageGerman is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
) Das grofte Festmahl von Redwall