Synopses & Reviews
Filled with inventiveness and beautiful art, this is an unmissable story from a fresh new talent.
Far away behind the hills a girl called Imelda lives beside a fairy forest. Every day she ventures into the forest to play with her fairy friends. But within the deepest, darkest depths of the trees lives the worst creature of alland#8212;the Goblin King! When he kidnaps the Fairy Queen, the fairies call upon Imelda to help. Soon she has a cunning plan to turn the Goblin King into a worm and rid the forest of him for good!
Briony May Smith studied illustration at Falmouth College, where she caught the eye of Flying Eye Books and her first picture book, Imelda and the Goblin King, was snapped up straight away! She currently works and lives in Sandhurst, England.
Review
Blending a 1970s palette with an aesthetic that feels right at home with contemporary indie comics, Smith makes an assured debut as she brings a fresh look to an old-fashioned story of fairies, goblins, and comeuppances. [and#133;] an all-around satisfying read.
and#8212Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
It's time for little Imelda to show the Goblin King that he isn't allowed to pick on fairies anymore!
About the Author
Briony May Smith studied illustration at Falmouth College, where she caught the eye of Flying Eye Books and her first picture book Imelda and the Goblin King, was snapped up straight away! She currently works and lives in Sandhurst, UK.