King Winter's Birthday
Jonathan Freedland author Emily Sutton illustrator
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Pushkin Press
Published:14th Nov '24
Should be back in stock very soon
This hardback is available in another edition too:
- Hardback - Signed Bookplate Edition£12.99(9781782694670-SB)
An achingly beautiful, timeless picture book by bestselling author Jonathan Freedland and illustrated by Emily Sutton, inspired by a story from Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz, author of The Passenger
It's King Winter's birthday, and he wants his party to be really special. He asks all of his brothers and sisters to be there: Queen Spring, King Summer and Queen Autumn.
But the wind and the trees whisper a warning, and as the four play magical games, something strange begins to happen outside.
Inspired by a story from Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz, written while he was interned on the Isle of Man during the Second World War, this timeless fairy tale is a celebration of nature's rhythms, and of a chaotic world restored to balance.
Captivating * Telegraph, Best Children's Books of 2024 *
This rediscovered children's story is a lyrical delight... The combination of Freeland's elegiac prose and Emily Sutton's lyrical illustrations creates a thoroughly enchanting book * Telegraph *
A perfect fairy story for 3 to 5s... exquisitely illustrated * New Statesman, Best Children's Books of 2024 *
Intricately beautiful... elegantly written * Guardian *
King Winter's Birthday is beautiful... thought provoking message in a festive package that you could easily read on the sofa on Christmas afternoon -- Nicola Davies
ISBN: 9781782694670
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
40 pages