Don't Go into the Forest!

Veronika Martenova Charles is an award-winning author and illustrator whose books include:bMaiden of the Mist: A Legend of Niagara Falls/b;bStretch, Swallow, & Stare/b;bThe Crane Girl/b; andbThe Birdman/b. Veronika has studied at Ryerson University, the Ontario College or Art and Design, and recently completed her graduate studies in Folklore at York University. Veronika Martenova Charles lives in Toronto.brbrDavid Parkins is the award-winning illustrator of over fifty children's books. He began his career at Dyfed College of Art in Wales, studying wildlife illustration. He then went to Lincoln College of Art for three years, and has been a freelance illustrator since his graduation in 1979. He spent several years at the beginning of his career producing illustrations for educational publishers, and has earned most of his keep drawing for the British cartoon,iThe Beano/i. David Parkins lives in England with his wife and daughter.This time the boys find themselves in cottage country making up spooky tales about staying out of the forest. Tales from the Philippines and Native American legends are told until the boys can almost see strange characters at their dinner table that night.