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

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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,

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 PassengerIt'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.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781782694670
Publisert
2024-11-14
Utgiver
Vendor
Pushkin Children's Books
Høyde
305 mm
Bredde
230 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
40

Forfatter
Illustratør

Om bidragsyterne

Jonathan Freedland is a Guardian columnist and the presenter of BBC Radio 4's contemporary history series, The Long View and host of the podcast Unholy. He is the author of twelve books, the latest being The Escape Artist. He has written nine thrillers, mostly as Sam Bourne, including The Righteous Men, a Sunday Times number one bestseller. Emily Sutton is an artist and illustrator based in York, England. She has worked on numerous picture books, including The Christmas Eve Tree by Delia Huddy, as well as Tiny, Lots, Many and Grow by author Nicola Davies. Her illustrated edition of Shakespeare's First Folio is published in April 2024.