The Revenge of the Black Cat: Swiss Myths

In this collection, Katja Alves retells some traditional Swiss myths - exciting, funny, and sometimes gruesome tales from all four regions of the country. The exquisite illustrations were created by nineteen young artists who hail from Switzerland. Illustrations by: Anda, Carole Aufranc, Silvan Borer, Paloma Canonica, Anna Deer, Lucie Fiore, Gregor Forster, Lea Gross, Sara Guerra Rusconi, Mira Gysi, Rina Jost, Patricia Keller, Rahel Messerli, Jakob Naf, Camille Perrochet, Eliane Schadler, Pia Valar, Adam Vogt, and Anna Weber. AGES: 4 to 8 AUTHOR: Katja Alves was born in Coimbra, Portugal, and grew up in Switzerland. She has worked in many different fields - as a bookseller, journalist, radio editor etc. - but today she spends most of her time editing children’s books and writing children’s novels and radio plays. She lives with her family in Zurich.