Frances Lincoln Children's Books
A World Full of Winter Stories | Hardcover | Children's Book on Fairy Tales & Folklore
A World Full of Winter Stories | Hardcover | Children's Book on Fairy Tales & Folklore
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Get ready for winter with this treasury of 50 frosty stories from around the globe.
Curl up beside the fire and uncover stories from all over the world with this rich resource of wintery folk tales, myths and legends.
Featuring stories of Norse gods; hibernating bears; Christmas feasts and wicked witches, there is something for everyone in this collection of winter inspired stories.
The perfect anthology for Christmas, or any time you want to uncover chilly tales from lands near and far.
Collected and retold by award-winning author Angela McAllister, with enchanting illustrations by Olga Baumert, this is an anthology to be read when the weather turns colder and the nights draw in.
Stories include:
The Spider and the Christmas Tree (Ukraine)
Mother Holle (Germany)
Shingebiss (Ojibwe, North America)
The First Rabbits (Japan)
The Girl and the Winter Whirlwinds (Bulgaria)
The First Evergreens (Mongolia)
The Snow Man (Denmark)
Why the Bear Sleeps All Winter (North America)
The Wind, the Clouds and the Snow (China).
Reading age: 5 years or older
Ideal For: Perfect for 5-8 year olds by the fire, and fifty frosty tales gathered from every snowy corner of the world.
Details: Hardcover | 128 pages | 27.5 × 24.0 cm
About the Creators: Angela McAllister has written more than 90 books for children, including the bestselling World Full of . . . series for Frances Lincoln Children’s Books. To date, these titles have sold over 150,000 copies in the UK, 200,000 copies in the US and been translated into 28 languages. Olga Baumert is an illustrator, artist and graphic designer originally from Poland. She graduated with a degree in Graphic Design and Illustration from De Montfort University and has worked for clients including Ladybird, HarperCollins and Little Bee Books. She currently lives in Leicester, UK.
Publication details
- Series
- World Full of...
- Published
- 2023
- Publisher
- Frances Lincoln Children's Books
