The Follower is a beautiful book. Each piece of text is inset into Springett's shadowy illustrations, all of which are done in muted colours perfectly capturing the dark, nightmarish mood of the story. The artist's clever foreshadowing of the ending will delight young readers as they go back through the book to find the clues which will solve the mystery. Martin Springett is a wonderfully versatile artist. He has won the Aurora Award for Fantasy and Science Fiction Illustration and the CLA Notable Book designation for his work on children's books. Richard Thompson's most recent work, There is Music in a Pussy Cat, was the third title in the Fitzhenry and Whiteside series of "First Flight Early Readers." His 1994 collaboration with Martin Springett, the picture book entitled Who, earned a nomination for the Governor General's Literary Award.

     The Follower will make a worthwhile addition to the library's collection of "scary Hallowe'en" books. Teachers and librarians should find it an excellent read-aloud for primary children at any time of year, and it is certain to inspire young readers to attempt to read it on their own thereafter.

Highly Recommended.