J. Aldric Gaudet

5 Fables For the Young at Heart J. Aldric Gaudet

3 tweens, one 9-year-old girl, a pair of 9-year-old twins, a faithful dog and a Christmas ornament have adventures beyond the norm in these re-renderings of the fable for modern times. WE'EN Three young friends become lost in familiar surroundings when one of them dabbles in magic on the most unstable night of the year. SCOOTER An old dog keeps a rabid raccoon away from the children trying not to become contaminated himself. KNIGHN On an ordinary day in the ordinary life of an ordinary little girl, nine-year-old Sandra gets whisked away to a land where giant spiders and giant ravens are opposing sides in a civil war. HENRI & GISELE A twisted re-rendering of the Hansel & Gretel fairy tale, which pits the witch, a blood-sucking plant, and a raven, against the children. LUG'S CHRISTMAS CAROL A whimsical celebration of the season told from tree level. Ever wondered what Christmas ornaments get up to when left on their own? As fables do, the stories involve children, innocents who stumble upon the absurdities of the human condition in Wonderland-like encounters with the mad and the antic. Do not expect the expected. These are fantasies of the absurd, abounding with eccentric characters, biting satire, and dark comedy.