BRAVE MARGARET: An Irish Adventure
by Robert D. San Souci
Illustrated by Sally Wern Comport
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1999
[ages 5-10] Grades K-5, hardcover
ISBN 0-689-81072-5 (hc)
Aladdin Paperbacks: An imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
ISBN 0-689-84850-1 (Aladdin pbk.)
LC 98-16794
$17.00 USA $24.00 CAN
paperback US $6.99 / CAN $9.99
Full-color illustrations
Picture Book Fiction
9 x 11 1/4, 40 pages

A stirring tale of adventure and romance by a master storyteller.

When a ship arrives in the harbor, Margaret seizes the chance to see the world. But the adventure brings danger, and soon she must face a sea serpent, a giant, and a sorceress who wants to make Margaret a pawn in a plan of her own. It takes a magic ring, an enchanted sword -- and the discovery that she is as brave as any man -- to bring Margaret and her true love safely home.

There's magic, romance, monsters, and a surprising ending in this Irish fairy tale from Robert D. San Souci, whose picture books have received two Caldecott Honors, three Coretta Scott King Honors, and two Aesop Prizes.

Robert D. San Souci's vivid, award-winning retellings of traditional stories include THE FAITHFUL FRIEND, a Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Honor book, and SUKEY AND THE MERMAID. He lives in San Francisco, California.

Sally Wern Comport's illustrations have been seen in the editorial and advertising markets worldwide. BRAVE MARGARET is her first children's book. She lives in Annapolis, Maryland.