The secret of Kells
By: retold by Mary Webb
Publisher: O'Brien Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Dublin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 59
ISBN-13: 9781847171221
Subjects: Juvenile fiction; Monks; Monastic and religious life; History; Middle Ages; Children's stories; Fiction; Book of Kells
Description: History, myth and legend collide in this full-colour illustrated storybook of the animated feature Brendan and the Secret of Kells. Twelve-year-old Brendan's life in the monastery at Kells is not very exciting until the famous illuminator, Aidan of Iona, arrives with his cat, Pangur Ban, and everything changes. Brendan longs to help Aidan with the Great Book. Aidan needs special ink berries than can only be found in the forest But Brendan's uncle, Abbot Cellach, forbids him to set foot outside the walls - the Northmen are coming!, he warns. In the dark of the night, Brendan defies his uncle and sneaks into the forest. There he is rescued from wolves by Aisling, a mysterious green-eyed girl. Together they find the berries, but thay make another terrifying discovery - the stumble on the cave of Crom Cruach, the Dark One. Can Brendan outwit the serpent god? Will the walls of Kells protect Brendan and the monks from the invading Vikings? And will the Great Book ever be finished.
Notes: Based on the film and retold by Mary Webb from the screenplay by Tomm Moore and Fabrice Ziolkowski.

Film tie-in.