The Queen of Paradise’s Garden

A Traditional Newfoundland Folktale (Jack Tales, Book 1)

By: Andy Jones, Charlie Tomlinson, Chris Brookes

Narrated by: Andy Jones, Christina Smith

Jack, the delightful, mischievous, big-hearted hero of so many Newfoundland folktales, is worried about his parents. They aren’t getting any younger; in fact, they’re really quite old. So, Jack and his brothers Bill and Tom decide to set out and find a magic fruit that will make the old young again.

Told with the humor, warmth, and sly wit that have made Andy Jones one of Newfoundland’s finest and best-loved storytellers, The Queen of Paradise’s Garden follows Jack on his way to the land of the Queen of Paradise, three miles this side of the end of the world, where he finds the magic fruit and quite a few other hand things as well.

©2009 Andy Jones, Charlie Tomlinson, Chris Brookes (P)2021 Running the Goat

Critic reviews

“All in all, a wonderful, rollicking tale.” (Carlyn Zwarenstein, starred review, Quill & Quire)

“The reteller is writer and actor Andy Jones, a founding member of Newfoundland's CODCO troupe. With this proenance, you might expet something original and quite fine; you wn't be disappointed.” (Susan Perren, The Globe and Mail)