Avi

These stories were not written as a group, but rather at different times over the years. One of stories was written years ago when I was reading fairy tales to my own boys. Fairy tales are a very ancient form of literature. I think they are less about magic then they are about dreams and ways we wish things would happen. They are hard to write, but wonderful fun when one gets them right.

Having just finished the immense BEYOND THE WESTERN SEA, I felt a need to do something very different, and yes, short. When Amy Ehrlich, editor and friend at Candlewick Books suggested I do a collection of short stories, I jumped at the opportunity. Hey, I thought, seven short stories should be easy. I was wrong.