  | Beanie the Bansheenie Author: Colfer, Eoin | |
| Price: $23.08 | ||
Summary:
Banshees are well known to most of us as supernatural Irish harbingers of doom. One bansheenie named Beanie, however, is no ordinary herald of death. When she sees her person, a little girl named Rose, she decides to change both their fates-and instead of delivering bad news, protect Rose and her family. And when her banshee's howl won't work, she must draw power and strength from the ancient secrets and hidden networks of the natural world to create a new sound, a new way of being in the world.
| Illustrator: | McCarthy, Steve |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (10/01/24)
Booklist (02/01/25)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/11/24)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 02/01/2025 In this heartwarming long-form picture book, acclaimed author Colfer reimagines the howling banshee of Irish folklore as a friendly ally to a fellow kid. Their traditional bonding at birth interrupted, young Beanie the Bansheenie needs to learn everything she can about her human, a little girl with brown skin and a red streak in her black hair. But when a flood threatens, Beanie howls a warning—to save, not doom—Rose’s family. Her adorable, musical howls fail to rouse Rose, but Beanie’s loving atom fish companions join to lift up a magical song to bring the two together. Illustrator McCarthy’s exceptional visual development skills shine in the stunning artwork. Offering quirky details and embellished with Celtic symbols, the dynamic, inventive layouts convey action and emotion with gorgeous, ever-varying palettes and compositions. Green-skinned and almond-eyed, Beanie has an endless, expressively ever-changing tail of hair—just one example of how McCarthy brilliantly uses blacks to craft dramatic shapes and silhouettes. Beginning with a bit of rather forbidding folklore, this inspired reinvention unfolds to a captivating tale of enchantment and friendship. - Copyright 2025 Booklist.
