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The Snow Girl

By: Sophie Anderson

Illustrated by Melissa Castrillon

Age 8+

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"Frozen meets Narnia in an enchanting children's novel." The Telegraph

"The Snow Girl is spectacular. A truly special book of snow and winter magic with the warmest and most cheering beating heart. I can't stop thinking about it." Sibéal Pounder

"Destined to be a seasonal classic." M.G. Leonard

"Mesmerizing." Hilary McKay

From award-winning and critically acclaimed Sophie Anderson, comes a fairy-tale story of friendship, belonging and bravery, in an adventure through a winter wonderland. The perfect read for the whole family this Christmas.

I wish the snow girl would come to life. Then I would have a friend, a real friend I could trust, and I wouldn't feel so alone.

When Tasha builds a snow girl with her grandpa, all she wants is for her to be real. If only wishes on snow could come true... Then Tasha meets Alyana, a friend made of wishes, starlight, snowfall and magic. But when your best friend is made of winter, what do you do when spring comes?

Details

Extent:: 288 pages
Dimensions:: 206 x 155mm
Hardback ISBN:: 9781803704357
Book Band:: Grey
Key Stage:: KS2
Publication Date:: October 2023
Work Reference:: 7930

Author

Sophie Anderson was born in Swansea, and now lives in the Lake District with her family. Her writing is most often inspired by folk and fairy stories, especially the Slavic tales her Prussian grandmother told her when she was young.

Across her bestselling novels, Sophie has won the Independent Bookshop Book of the Year Award and the Wales Book of the Year Award, and been shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal twice, the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Blue Peter Book Award, the British Book Awards' Children's Fiction Book of the Year, the Andersen Prize, and the Branford Boase Award.

Sophie's books have been translated into over twenty-five languages, and The House with Chicken Legs has been adapted for stage by Les Enfants Terribles.

Find out more about Sophie Anderson

Press

Frozen meets Narnia in an enchanting children's novel.

The Telegraph

Vivid storytelling from a bestselling author.

The Sunday Times

The Snow Girl, featuring a brave girl and her magical friend, successfully marries an old tale and a modern sensibility

The Telegraph

An exquisite and wintry adventure wrapped up in Sophie's generous and wise storytelling.

Fiona Noble

Mesmerizing.

Hilary McKay