West of the Moon tour (5)

Today's the day!  World Book Day and the publication day of 'West of the Moon' and my husband's birthday as well - so to celebrate, you'll find me over at Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books, talking about the creation of worlds, large and small, and the truths that breathe through the apparent untruth of fantasy fiction.  Is it all childish make-belief?  Or something deeper?  

Here's the grand vision of world creation:

And here's the craftsman's: