The Goblin and the Empty Chair

In a time long past, in a land far away, a family has suffered an unspeakable loss.

But a lonely goblin has been watching. And he knows what to do to help them heal.

From internationally acclaimed picture book masters Mem Fox and Leo and Diane Dillon, here is a rich and moving original fairy tale about family, friendship, and the power compassion has to unite us all.

Mem Fox is an educator and international literacy expert, and her many acclaimed picture books for young children include?Yoo-Hoo, Ladybug!;?Hello Baby!;?Baby Bedtime;?I’m an Immigrant Too; Roly Poly; the bestselling modern classics?Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes?and?Time for Bed; and, for adults,?Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever. She lives in Adelaide, Australia. Visit her at MemFox.net.

Leo and Diane Dillon are an award winning illustrator pair that have collaborated of book projects for more than fifty years, winning two consecutive Caldecott Medals for Why Mosquitoes Buzz In People's Ears and Ashanti To Zulu: African Traditions.?They have also received five New York Times Best Illustrated Books Awards,?five Coretta Scott King Honors and one Coretta Scott King Award?and many other awards and distinctions.?They live and work in Brooklyn, New York.