Gentle, playful and very funny, Jack and the Manger is the second in an on-going series of Jack tales, combining the talents of Andy Jones, one of Newfoundland's finest storytellers and actors, and Darka Erdelji, one of its most distinctive artists. It was a Christmas sensation in St. John’s when it was first published, and is sure to please even the most Grinch-like of readers. Erdelji, whose illustrations for The Queen of Paradise's Garden were widely praised, captures the sly wit, intelligence and great heartedness of Jones's tale in her pictures once again. Jack and the Manger is a fine Christmas tale for young and old alike. Click on the photos below to enlarge
The book was designed by Veselina Tomova of Vis-à-Vis Graphics, St. John’s, and printed by The Lowe-Martin Group in Ottawa, Ontario. It is available in two offset-printed versions: a trade paperback and a hard cover edition. Both books are printed on Rolland Natural paper, and measure 9 inches x 9 inches; 40 pages. During the Christmas season of 2011, look for Jack and the Manger at the following locations in downtown St. John's: PayPal is only available for Canadian orders:
Reviews “The usual Christmas story of Bethlehem, shepherds and stars has taken an unexpected turn. Such is only to be expected when it is being told by Andy Jones. “Everyone needs joy and beauty at Christmas, and this latest Jack tale supplies both in abundance.”
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Jack and the Manger retells the story of Jesus’s birth as if it were a Newfoundland folktale. It’s all seen through the eyes of Jack, the hero of many a story, who befriends a young couple on their walk to Bethlehem. There’s a bit of ‘angel talk’, some gravel pit camping, an edge-of-your-seat birth drama, and the low-down on how Caesar Augustus’s ‘count-and-tax plan’ brought them all together. It’s a down-to-earth version of a heavenly tale.
