A beautiful and classic anthology of frosty, magical short stories from acclaimed children's writers.

The Dreamsnatcher's Abi Elphinstone heads up this gorgeous collection of wintery stories, featuring snow queens, frost fairs, snow dragons and pied pipers . . . from classic children's writers Michelle Magorian, Geraldine McCaughrean, Jamila Gavin, Berlie Doherty, Katherine Woodfine, Piers Torday, Lauren St John, Amy Alward, Michelle Harrison and Emma Carroll.

`Captures all the excitement of the season' The Guardian

An unmissable, enchanting treat of a collection that will be enjoyed for years to come, by readers of all ages.

 

There are 400 pages in this book. It is an anthology. This book was published 2017 by Simon & Schuster Ltd .

Berlie Doherty is an English novelist, poet, playwright and screenwriter. Doherty has won many awards, including the Carnegie Medal twice. Geraldine McCaughrean is the author of The Odyssey and other titles in the acclaimed Oxford Illustrated Classics series. Abi Elphinstone grew up in Scotland where she spent most of her childhood running wild across the moors, hiding in tree houses and building dens in the woods. After being coaxed out of her tree house, she studied English at Bristol University and then worked as an English teacher in Africa, Berkshire and London. She is the bestselling and multi-award shortlisted author of RUMBLESTAR (first in The Unmapped Chronicles series), SKY SONG & THE DREAMSNATCHER TRILOGY. When she's not writing Abi volunteers for Beanstalk, speaks in schools and travels the world looking for her next story. Her latest adventures include living with the Kazakh Eagle Hunters in Mongolia and dog-sledding across the Arctic. Online links: Website: www. abielphinstone. com Twitter: @moontrug Facebook: www. facebook. com/abielphinstone Instagram: @moontrugger Emma Carroll was a secondary school English teacher. Strange Star is Emma's fifth novel, she has also written Frost Hollow Hall, The Girl Who Walked on Air, In Darkling Wood and The Snow Sister. She lives in the Somerset hills with her husband and two terriers. Lauren St John grew up surrounded by horses and wild animals on a farm in Zimbabwe. An Ambassador for the Born Free Foundation, she is a passionate conservationist. The Snow Angel has been nominated for the 2019 Carnegie Medal. laurenstjohn. com @laurenstjohn Katherine Woodfine is the author of the bestselling Sinclair's Mysteries and Taylor & Rose Secret Agents series. Her debut novel The Clockwork Sparrow was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, longlisted for the Branford Boase Award, and nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal. Michelle Magorian was originally an actress. While acting, she worked on stories and ended up writing the award-winning Goodnight Mr Tom. She has written further novels, poetry collections, short stories and picture books. Michelle lives in London and continues to act and write. Amy Alward is a Canadian author living in London who fits writing in around her work as editorial director for one of the UK's leading children's publishers. The Oathbreaker's Shadow and The Shadow's Curse are her first two books, published under her maiden name, Amy McCulloch. She lives life in a continual search for adventure, coffee, and really great books. Visit her at AmyAlward. co. uk or on Twitter @Amy_Alward. Jamila Gavin used to be a concert pianist. She also worked for the BBC. She is now an award-winning writer. She has two grown-up children and lives in Stroud. The son of the late Paul Torday (author of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen ) Piers recently completed his father's final unfinished novel, The Death of an Owl .