David Lucas has been named one of the ten Best New Illustrators in the UK and his enormous talent is seen in his creation of  “The Lying Carpet.”  This book is somewhat of a fairy tale, but does not contain the traditional elements of what Americans consider a fairy tale.  It is  a picture book with an intriguing story, with shades of black and white illustrations helping to tell the story of Faith, a marble statue sitting in a library near a tiger skin on the floor.  Still for centuries, Faith begins to awaken, wondering where she is.  She still cannot move, but can talk, and questions the lying carpet.  He spins yarn after yarn about what is real and what is not, what is past and what the future could be.  Faith is hugely frustrated by not being able to move, but feels something important is about to happen.  Sure enough, the exact evening the master of the house passes, she is freed.  A beautifully told story with all sorts of twists and turns.