{"product_id":"king-winters-birthday-jonathan-freedland-hardcover","title":"King Winter's Birthday -- Jonathan Freedland, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eA gorgeously illustrated and magical original fairy tale celebrating the seasons\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's King Winter's birthday, and he wants it to be really special. He wants all of his brothers and sisters to be there: King Summer, Queen Spring and Queen Autumn.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the leaves and the trees whisper a warning, and as the four play magical games, something strange begins to happen outside.\u003cbr\u003eThis timeless fairy tale is a celebration of nature's rhythms, and of a chaotic world restored to order. It was adapted from a story by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz, celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eThe Passenger\u003c\/i\u003e. Boschwitz was a refugee from Nazi Germany: he fled, aged 20, in 1935. Young as he was, he understood that it was not safe for someone like him, with a Jewish-born father, to stay. He went from country to country until he made it to England in 1939. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore long, Britain was at war with Germany, which meant Ulrich was branded an \"enemy alien\" and so, along with other German Jews, he was interned in a camp in the Isle of Man. There he wrote \u003ci\u003eKing Winter's Birthday\u003c\/i\u003e, which he called \u003ci\u003eA Fairy Tale\u003c\/i\u003e. The story was never published, and Boschwitz was tragically killed in an attack by a German submarine when he was being transported from Australia back to England. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis story of the four seasons and a demanding birthday boy lay undiscovered for decades - until now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Freedland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pushkin Children's Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781782694670\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 4-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJonathan Freedland is a \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e columnist and the presenter of BBC Radio 4's contemporary history series, \u003ci\u003eThe Long View\u003c\/i\u003e and host of the podcast \u003ci\u003eUnholy\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of twelve books, the latest being \u003ci\u003eThe Escape Artist\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written nine thrillers, mostly as Sam Bourne, including The Righteous Men, a \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e number one bestseller. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Sutton is an artist and illustrator\u003c\/b\u003e based in York, England. She has worked on numerous picture books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Christmas Eve Tree\u003c\/i\u003e by Delia Huddy, as well as \u003ci\u003eTiny, Lots, Many and Grow \u003c\/i\u003eby author Nicola Davies. Her illustrated edition of Shakespeare's First Folio is published in April 2024.","brand":"Freedland, Jonathan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46962179342564,"sku":"9781782694670","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781782694670.jpg?v=1762412727","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/king-winters-birthday-jonathan-freedland-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}