King Winter's Birthday

An achingly beautiful picture book by Jonathan Freedland inspired by a story from Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz, author of The Passenger, and illustrated by Emily Sutton

It's King Winter's birthday, and he wants it to be really special. He wants all of hisbrothers and sisters to be there: King Summer, Queen Spring and Queen Autumn.

But the leaves and the trees whisper a warning, and as the four play magical games, something strange begins to happen outside.

Sales Points

• A magical picture book with a poignant backstory - bestselling author Jonathan Freedland's story was inspired by an unpublished story written by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz while he was interned on the Isle of Man during the Second World War
• Gorgeously illustrated by the acclaimed Emily Sutton, this is a unique fairy tale of the four seasons