llustrated by:Penny Neville-Lee Format:Paperback / softback 288 pages Publisher:Pan Macmillan Imprint:Macmillan Children's Books ISBN:9781035005949 Published:3 Oct 2024 Classifications:Interest age: from c 8 years, Holidays & seasonal interest, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: siblings (Children's / Teenage), Social issues: environment & green issues (Children's / Teenage) Weight:202g Dimensions:198 x 128 x 17 (mm) Pub. Country:United Kingdom Country of Origin:GB Image for The Ice Children Click to enlarge The Ice Children by M.G. Leonard (Author) Illustrated by:Penny Neville-Lee Format:Paperback / softback 288 pages Publisher:Pan Macmillan Imprint:Macmillan Children's Books ISBN:9781035005949 Published:3 Oct 2024 Classifications:Interest age: from c 8 years, Holidays & seasonal interest, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: siblings (Children's / Teenage), Social issues: environment & green issues (Children's / Teenage) Weight:202g Dimensions:198 x 128 x 17 (mm) Pub. Country:United Kingdom Country of Origin:GB Tariff Codes:49019900 For sale in: United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, Germany, France, (See full list) Features in BA Christmas Books 2024 BA Christmas Books 2024 Other Formats Hardback from £6.50 Description 'A modern day classic. Full of heart and hope' - Hannah Gold, bestselling author of The Last Bear'As unforgettable as Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen" . . . a whirlingly imaginative storyline full of wonder and hope as well as warning.' - The TimesShortlisted for the Sheffield Children's Book AwardShortlisted for The Week Junior AwardsM. G. Leonard's story of a brave girl and her reindeer friend, who try to save her brother, is the perfect cosy winter read. The Ice Children is an exciting, modern, magical mystery adventure by the author of Beetle Boy, Adventures on Trains and the Twitchers series. A sparkling, elegant homage to Hans Christian Andersen Illustrated in black and white throughout by Penny Neville-Lee. At the stroke of midnight on the dawn of December, five-year-old Finn Albedo is found frozen on a pedestal of ice. His heart is beating, he is smiling, but no one can wake him. Finn’s big sister, Bianca, suspects that the tall mysterious stranger who first discovered Finn knows more than they will admit? Bianca's quest to discover the truth and rescue her little brother hurls her into a fantastical winter wonderland, full of beauty, danger and irresistible spirit animals, where all is not as it seems.