Manticore
Working hard on revisions for The Griffin’s Boy…so will just share one fun legendary creature: the manticore. Body of a lion, head of a human, said to devour its victims completely and leave not even a bone behind.
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Another delightful creature to be featured in The Griffin’s Boy: the vegetable lamb. According to legend, these lambs grew on stalks, rather like fruits, but would die if plucked–or starve if they grazed alway all the foliage in reach.
Either way, a short and difficult life for the poor little thing. Its wool was said to be exceptionally fine.
It’s possible the vegetable lamb is based on the cotton plant–which does, to be fair, produce a wooly substance that can be made into a very nice fabric.
New Book Deal!
I’m so happy to report that the book I’ve posted about a few times–full of delightful legendary creatures–will become a reality! My agent and editor are hashing out the details, but The Griffin’s Boy will be hitting the shelves in…oh…two years or so, if everything stays on track. (I know, the dizzying pace of modern publishing has you breathless.)
As well as the amphisbaena and wyvern and many others (including the ever-so-cute vegetable lambs and ferocious tiger lilies), it will feature, of course, a griffin. Can’t wait!
The Wyvern
Another delightful creature that I hope will be featured in a new chapter book (still waiting to hear back from the editor who’s interested): the wyvern. Yes, it looks like a dragon, but you can tell the difference by counting the legs–a dragon has four, and a wyvern has two.
Read MoreSarah L. Thomson
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“Readers will treasure the blossoming friendship between opposites in this whimsically illustrated tale. Short chapters and plenty of action make for an accessible and appealing reading experience. . . . Touching and inspiring.”
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