Stories of the Saints

This elegantly illustrated picture hardback collects together the stories of men and women, leading remarkable and inspiration lives in the Christian faith.

Margaret McAllister tells the stories in her own inimitable style - lively, touching and vivid. Some stories are told in the first person, others as if by onlookers, giving variety to the tales, and each concludes with extra information about the life of the saint.

Alida's illustration style, which is inspired by ancient art and architecture, is perfectly suited to the book, full of grace and sophistication.

A beautiful and informative book. The stories are: Peter, Paul, Perpetua and Felicity, Patrick, Cyril and Methodius, Francis and Clare, Martin de Porres, Teresa of Avila, Ignatius of Loyola, Bernadette of Lourdes, Padre Pio: Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, Josephine Bakhita.

Margaret McAllister (Author)
Margaret McAllister is the author of over forty books for children, from humorous books for under fives to teen fiction and everything in between – animals, history, funny, scary. For Lion she has written vivid re-tellings of Bible stories and tales of the saints, and The Good Thing About Bad Days, which helps young readers through tough times.

Margaret lives in beautiful Northumberland with her husband, a retired Methodist minister. They have lived in five different places in the North-East and Yorkshire while bringing up three children. She loves books, theatre, animals, walks in the countryside, welcoming visitors to Hexham Abbey and meeting up with friends.

Alida Massari (Illustrator)
Alida Massari is an award winning artist who studied Illustration at theEuropean Institute of Design in Rome. She finds inspiration from ancient art and architecture. She describes her work as modern with an ancientatmosphere.