Hearn's lively original fairy tale, first published in 1987, has been newly illustrated by the Dillons in lush, beautifully detailed paintings, that combine intense feeling with the formality of illuminated manuscripts. A sorcerer wants to bring his porcelain cat to life, so he orders his young apprentice, Nickon, to obtain a vial of basilisk blood from a witch, who promises the vial only if Nickon gets her shellfish from a maiden, who wants mushrooms guarded by a centaur, who . . . . Nickon gives all of them what they demand, finally returning to the sorcerer, who brings the cat to life. (Hazel Rochman)
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