Some background on Brian Jacques: > He is known for the very descriptive style of his novels, which emphasize sound, smell, taste, gravity, balance, temperatur

Some background on Brian Jacques: > He is known for the very descriptive style of his novels, which emphasize sound, smell, taste, gravity, balance, temperature, touch, and kinesthetics, not just visual sensations. His work gained acclaim when Alan Durband, his former English teacher (who also taught Paul McCartney and George Harrison), showed it to his (Durband's) own publisher without telling Jacques. Durband told his publishers: "This is the finest children's tale I've ever read, and you'd be foolish not to publish it". Soon after, Jacques was summoned to London to meet with the publishers, who gave him a contract to write the next five books in the series. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Jacques https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Jacques