The Queen of Paradise's Garden

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The Queen of Paradise's Garden:A Traditional Newfoundland Tale
Author Andy Jones
IllustratorDarka Erdelji
PublishedRunning the Goat Books and Broadsides
Publication date
2009
Pages44
ISBN 978-0-9737578-3-5
OCLC 317354369

The Queen of Paradise's Garden:A Traditional Newfoundland Tale is a children's book by Andy Jones and illustrated by Darka Erdelji. Published in 2009 by Running the Goat Books and Broadsides, the story is adapted from stories 29 and 30 in Folktales of Newfoundland . [1]

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Reception

The Queen of Paradise was widely praised for the way that reviewers felt Jones had incorporated the Newfoundland dialect into the story. [1] [2] [3] Newfoundland & Labrador Studies spoke positively of the way the reviewer felt Jones had catered to both children and adult audiences. [1] Canadian Children's Book News also praised the illustrations, with the reviewer describing them as reminiscent of the work of Stéphane Poulin. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Rosenberg, Teya (2010). "Andy Jones, The Queen of Paradise's Garden". Newfoundland & Labrador Studies. 25 (2).
  2. 1 2 George, Kallie (2009), "The Queen of Paradise's Garden", Canadian Children's Book News, vol. 32, no. 1, p. 28, ISSN   1705-7809
  3. "The Queen of Paradise's Garden". Quill and Quire . 31 August 2009.