The Great Redwall Feast

The Great Redwall Feast
	First US Edition Cover
Author	Brian Jacques
Illustrator	Christopher Denise
Cover artist	Christopher Denise
Language	English
Series	Redwall
Genre	Fantasy
Publisher	Hutchinson (UK) & Philomel (US)
Publication date	1996
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	64 (UK Hardback) & 64 (US Hardback)
ISBN	0-09-972501-0 (UK Hardback) & ISBN 0-399-22707-5 (US Hardback)
OCLC	59629180
Followed by	A Redwall Winter's Tale

The Great Redwall Feast was written by Brian Jacques and illustrated by the well-known Redwall artist Christopher Denise. It was published in 1996.^[1]

Synopsis

The Great Redwall Feast is the first Redwall picture book, and it was written in the form of a ballad. The inhabitants of Redwall Abbey prepare a surprise feast for their Abbot.

Plot summary

The Great Redwall Feast tells about the creatures of Redwall preparing for a feast while Matthias the Warriormouse, Constance the Badger Guardian, Foremole, and the Abbot are traveling in Mossflower Woods questing for a mysterious Bobbatan Weary Nod. The book features the Abbeydwellers bustling in Redwall, cooking, gathering flowers, and doing other chores for their beloved Abbot (presumably Abbot Mordalfus). Many characters from Redwall and Mattimeo are present in the book, however, the baby mole Bungo is the only character to appear and not be featured in any other Redwall novel. Bungo does appear in the second picture book A Redwall Winter's Tale.

Illustrations and significance

The warm-colored illustrations by Christopher Denise were drawn on brown butcher paper using pastels, and instead of showing the Redwallers preparing for war, it shows them much happier and friendly, at work in their daily lives.

Brian Jacques remarked that The Great Redwall Feast was "written a little more for mothers to read to their children, but many Redwall lovers will also enjoy it, because there is the challenge of solving a riddle before the end of the rhyme."^[2]

Translations

(German) Das grofte Festmahl von Redwall

References

^ "Brian Jacques: The Official Website". redwallabbey.com. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
^ "The Great Redwall Feast at www.redwall.org". Archived from the original on 12 July 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2006.

Preceded by The Pearls of Lutra	Redwall Series (publication order)	Succeeded by The Long Patrol

[1] "Brian Jacques: The Official Website". redwallabbey.com. Retrieved 26 December 2015.

[2] "The Great Redwall Feast at www.redwall.org". Archived from the original on 12 July 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2006.

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v t e Works by Brian Jacques
Redwall	Redwall (1986) Mossflower (1988) Mattimeo (1989) Mariel of Redwall (1991) Salamandastron (1992) Martin the Warrior (1993) The Bellmaker (1994) Outcast of Redwall (1995) The Pearls of Lutra (1996) The Long Patrol (1997) Marlfox (1998) The Legend of Luke (1999) Lord Brocktree (2000) The Taggerung (2001) Triss (2002) Loamhedge (2003) Rakkety Tam (2004) High Rhulain (2005) Eulalia! (2007) Doomwyte (2008) The Sable Quean (2010) The Rogue Crew (2011)
Castaways of the Flying Dutchman	Castaways of the Flying Dutchman (2001) The Angel's Command (2003) Voyage of Slaves (2006)
Tribes of Redwall	Tribes of Redwall Badgers (2001) Tribes of Redwall Otters (2001) Tribes of Redwall Mice (2003) Tribes of Redwall Squirrels (2003) Tribes of Redwall Hares (2006)
Other Redwall books	The Great Redwall Feast (1996) Redwall Map & Riddler (1997) Redwall Friend & Foe (2000) A Redwall Winter's Tale (2003) The Redwall Cookbook (2005)
Urso Brunov	Urso Brunov, Little Father of All Bears (2003) Urso Brunov and the White Emperor (2008)
Other works	Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales (1991) The Ribbajack & Other Curious Yarns (2004)