Martin Springett

Event Info: Children's Reading Tent at 5:30 PM

Martin Springett has been an illustrator of fantasy book covers and children’s books since 1984 when he illustrated the covers for Guy Kay’s classic fantasy trilogy “The Fionavar Tapestry”. He has won the Aurora Award for fantasy illustration, and the Ruth Schwartz award in the children’s picture book field. He is also a musician, and has recorded a CD of music inspired by Guy Gavriel Kay’s works called “Bright Weaving”. Martin created his first authored and illustrated book, Jousting With Jesters in 2006, and this year Fitzhenry and Whiteside will release Breakfast On A Dragon's Tail.

Books

Breakfast On A Dragon's Tail

A collection of potential book covers and a bit of a story for each—but YOU write the ending! An interactive collection of lavishly illustrated book covers for twelve different storybooks where the beginning (or ending) of each story allows children's imagination to take over. With intriguing titles like "Breakfast on a Dragon's Tail," "Growing Up Alien," and "The Book of Wondering," these pictures and stories are sure to engage young readers as they encourage them to explore and share their own creativity.