A Year and a Day Author:William Mayne, John Lawrence (Illustrator) A Year and a Day is the whimsical and at times heart-wrenching tale of Adam, a fairy child abandoned in the human world, and of the family who adopts him for a year and a day. — First published in 1976, this classic story by William Mayne, one of the most esteemed writers of the twentieth century, appears here in a new Candlewick Treasur... more »es edition with delightful art by John Lawrence, the acclaimed illustrator of Watership Down and The Mysteries of Zigomar.« less
2000 edition of this 1970s fairy tale. A fairy child, Adam, is abandoned in the human world and adopted by a loving human family. A deep but winsome look at life.