Celtic Memories

Caitlin Matthews. Barefoot Books, $19.99 (80pp) ISBN 978-1-84148-097-8

An array of folklore from Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Brittany, and the Isle of Man comprises Celtic Memories retold by Caitlin Matthews, illus. by Olwyn Whelan. In ""The Boy Who Didn't Know,"" a young man travels on a wise, magical mare; ""The Cailleach of the Snows"" tells of a girl named Bride's quest to overthrow the harsh winter of the Cailleach. These stories and poems tell of ordinary lives touched by spirits, enchantments and magical encounters. ( Sept.)

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