Books with author Ant Parker

A smile every day during advent. This collection of 25 poems and images will give you and your family something to read and smile about as you prepare for Christmas.".....One of the largest workshopsIs full of paint and glassWhere artistic elves work slowlyAnd spray-shop elves work fastBaubles for the Christmas TreesAre blown through tiny pipesFrom July they work through every dayFrom September they work through nights....."

Follow a once lost and enigmatic secret map, and discover the long forgotten paths, sacred sites and mysterious landmarks of an enchanted and ancient woodland world.Walk in the footsteps of a powerful wizard and sorcerer, custodian of the forest and guardian of the trees and animals. Protector of the fantastic and mystical beasts and creatures of folklore, myth and legend that reside here.Standing stones, barrows and stone circles await, hidden in a bewitching and mesmerising landscape of dreams and imagination. Mist-obscured haunted battlefields and ghostly graves.Spellbound warriors stand sentinel, and watch over the wooded groves and glades, guarding streams, waterfalls, rivers, lakes and snow-capped mountains. Protecting a concealed kingdom bounded by hidden bays and wild wind and wave weathered cliffs, creeks and coves. Where only the most courageous adventurers navigate the perilous tides of the estuaries, and treacherous currents of the straits, sounds and rocky channels.Journey through a dreamscape of the other-worldly, a land of adventure and escape. Seek safe passage through a beautiful and strange wilderland of otherness, enchantment, fantasy and unearthly delights. Embracing and invoking a wild childhood, and conjuring the charms and wildest magic of the natural world. A captivating, haunting and spellbinding ode to nature, and to the cycle of the seasons.A meticulous and exquisite example of the lost words and rediscovered illuminated codex; of illustrated spellcraft in verse and rhyme. Elaborate and entrancing illustration and wordcraft, luminous with the sheen of magic, the summoning of hope, of chanting spells and the songs of invocation, the power of protection, and the promise and rapture of the coming of spring.A beautiful artistic record of magical artifacts, items of beauty and antiquity, spells, potions and healing waters. Intricate original illustrations of optical scopes, magic wands and crystal balls. Dragons, knights in armour, and mysterious longboats. Picturing the wizard’s castle towers, the full moon rising, the hooded archer hunting, and colourful renderings of books of magic, enlightenment and ancient wisdom. Buried swords, arrows and hunting horn. Jewels, gems and treasure unearthed. Cryptic carvings on a great stone monolith.Celtic-inspired artwork, Celtic knotwork and interwoven vines and branches on parchment. Insects, buds, blooms, butterflies and rosehips hide in the borders and margins. Bees, beetles and ladybirds scour the pages. A dragonfly rests amongst the leaves. Spiders spin webs, frogs and newts mingle. Nightshade and mandrake await the cauldron. Magical metamorphosis and transformation.Spells shimmer in morning mist.The wind whispers forgotten incantations, and spring wakes from slumber.In Black Dog Wood magic is stirring ...A modern faerytale.To be contemplated quietly, or read out loud. For readers of all ages.A celebration of magic, sorcery, nature, folklore and legend, and the passing of time and the seasons.

Double Tap to Zoom. Snuggle in this holiday season and offer up A Christmas Prayer.In the tradition of A Night Night Prayer, this precious little child wanders through the house on a snowy Christmas night offering a prayer of thanks and blessing. The child finishes with thanks to God for the greatest Gift of all.Noting all the characters in the Nativity, this lovable little nighttime prayer book has interactive dialogue and soothing rhyme for a child to repeat as they look around their world at Christmastime.Between the soft Christmas glow of the illustrations and the smooth rhythm of the child’s prayer, A Christmas Prayer will make every parent and child want to snuggle up by the tree and offer a prayer of thanks to God for His many Christmas blessings.

Daddies do so much for us! It's time to thank God for the blessing they are. In this adorable board book, a little lion cub thanks God for his wonderful daddy-a daddy who gives big hugs and piggy back rides, who takes great care of him, and most importantly, who offers love, guidance, and encouragement. Thank You, God, for Daddy; He scares monsters away. When Daddy says, "Don't be afraid," I know that it's okay. The love and sacrifices of fathers will be celebrated by children everywhere each time they snuggle up to read Thank You, God, for Daddy.