Flight of the Christmas Witch

FLIGHT OF THE CHRISTMAS WITCH is based on the Italian folktale of La Befana and is presented here as a charming holiday poem. It tells Befana's story in the classic style of Clement Clarke Moore's holiday classic, TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. In this version, Befana provides shelter, and a delicious meal, for three travelers when they stop at her home for the night. Afterwards they ask her to join them as they resume their journey to the small town of Bethlehem. Where they expect to find a newborn babe. She declines their invitation and later regrets her dissection. Then through a series of magical events she sets off on an adventurous journey of her own to find, and bring presents to, the small child.Astride her old broomstick the Christmas Witch meets, and befriends, a curious white door mouse. Together they fly off into a winter storm where they encounter a snow dragon, and then are introduced to Mother Nature. Father Christmas also makes a special appearance.The whole journey is captured through the imaginative eyes of author/photographer Morgan Kostival and his dazzling photo illustrations that accompany this tale.

Author: Morgan Kostival
Publisher: Picture Books by Morgan
Published: 11/08/2013
Pages: 44
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.18lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.11d
ISBN: 9780989987448

About the Author
While most of his childhood friends enjoyed their teddy bears, Morgan Kostival was more partial to sword-wielding animated skeletons, and giant monsters of old Hollywood's special effects. That is why Kostival decided to combine his love of that old art form with the new graphic arts techniques of today to illustrate his children's book. Kostival's process mimics the techniques of special effects artist Ray Harryhausen and other film pioneers of that time. He starts by actually creating the creatures for his story out of clay, plastic and other standard materials, like a master toymaker. Next, he photographs them against custom backgrounds, sometimes editing them into the picture using computer-aided tools. "The photo illustrations I create to accompany my stories do not tell the story by themselves. Instead they support the story and inspire a child's desire to want to read and find out what is happening in the photographs." Said Kostival, artist and author of the new children's book 'Flight of the Christmas Witch'. "So my goal in all of this is to produce books that will fascinate and fuel kid's imaginations no matter what their age." Morgan Kostival holds a BA in Motion Picture Production from Point Park University, in Pittsburgh, PA. He has worked on numerous independent stage, film, and television productions as well as professional stage productions. He currently lives and writes in Lake Worth, FL.

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