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A review by mat_tobin
The Giant Under the Snow by John Gordon
4.0
Published in 1968, Gordon's eco-fantasy rings so similarly to the work of Cooper and Garner with a rawer edge of Garner perhaps tipping towards the Cheshire man's themes. Three young secondary school students find themselves caught up in the reawakening of a dark force that lay buried beneath the turf and chalk.
When Jonk unearths an item that will bring it the power that it once lost, she calls upon her school friends, Bill and Arf to put things right. There is much more to this story in terms of lore and myth that I have not fully explored and I am drawn to re-read it. Gordon's writing is deft and economic and Blythe's illustrations inside are beyond compare. Definitely an alternative book to read at Christmas.
When Jonk unearths an item that will bring it the power that it once lost, she calls upon her school friends, Bill and Arf to put things right. There is much more to this story in terms of lore and myth that I have not fully explored and I am drawn to re-read it. Gordon's writing is deft and economic and Blythe's illustrations inside are beyond compare. Definitely an alternative book to read at Christmas.