Where Snow Angels Go
Will be published approx. on 8. October 2026
Book
Hardback
64 pages
978-1-5295-3939-4 (ISBN)
Description
Have you ever woken up suddenly, in the middle of the night, without knowing why?
A tender and magical modern fairy tale about the bravery of a little girl and the miracle of a snowy day from Maggie O'Farrell, the best-selling and award-winning author of Hamnet, brought to life in exquisite black-and-white detail by celebrated artist Julia Sarda.
Sylvie wakes one night, suddenly, without knowing why. Then she sees the most spectacular sight - a pair of wings, enormous in size, made of the softest snow-white feathers imaginable. An angel in her bedroom ... a snow angel. He tells her that he is here to look after her, for Sylvie is not as well as she seems...
- A timeless bedtime story written in Maggie's characteristically beautiful, and witty, prose.
- Exploring themes of courage, love, hope and the invisible ways children are cared for, Where Snow Angels Go speaks directly to children's anxieties while offering comfort and reassurance - making it ideal book for families to share together.
- With a beautiful, foiled jacket, and sensational black-and-white illustrations, this is a stunning book to treasure and an ideal gift for any child aged 7+ as well as any fan of Maggie O'Farrell or Julia Sarda's work.
A tender and magical modern fairy tale about the bravery of a little girl and the miracle of a snowy day from Maggie O'Farrell, the best-selling and award-winning author of Hamnet, brought to life in exquisite black-and-white detail by celebrated artist Julia Sarda.
Sylvie wakes one night, suddenly, without knowing why. Then she sees the most spectacular sight - a pair of wings, enormous in size, made of the softest snow-white feathers imaginable. An angel in her bedroom ... a snow angel. He tells her that he is here to look after her, for Sylvie is not as well as she seems...
- A timeless bedtime story written in Maggie's characteristically beautiful, and witty, prose.
- Exploring themes of courage, love, hope and the invisible ways children are cared for, Where Snow Angels Go speaks directly to children's anxieties while offering comfort and reassurance - making it ideal book for families to share together.
- With a beautiful, foiled jacket, and sensational black-and-white illustrations, this is a stunning book to treasure and an ideal gift for any child aged 7+ as well as any fan of Maggie O'Farrell or Julia Sarda's work.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Walker Books Ltd
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 6 to 10 years
Product notice
Laminated cover
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight
270 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5295-3939-4 (9781529539394)
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Persons
Maggie O'Farrell is an award-winning Irish-British author. Her books for adults have received international acclaim; she has won the 2013 Costa Novel Award for The Hand That First Held Mine, the 2020 Waterstones Book of the Year Award and the 2020 Women's Fiction Prize for Hamnet, and her non-fiction book I Am I Am I Am reached number 1 on the Sunday Times bestseller list. Where Snow Angels Go was her first book for children, and it won the Indie Book of the Month. The Boy Who Lost His Spark, its follow up title, won the the KPMG Children's Books Ireland Honour Award for Fiction.
Julia Sarda is the author-illustrator of The Queen in the Cave, longlisted for a Yoto Carnegie Award for Illustration 2023. The follow-up title, The Witch in the Tower, was described as "a modern classic for the ages" by Kirkus Reviews. She has also illustrated The Wolf's Secret by Nicolas Digard and Myriam Dahman, which won Foyles Children's Book of the Year 2020. Her work has been published around the world in many languages. She lives in the Spanish countryside with her family in a picture book house. You can find her on Instagram as @JuliaSardaPortabella and online at www.juliasardaportabella.com.
Julia Sarda is the author-illustrator of The Queen in the Cave, longlisted for a Yoto Carnegie Award for Illustration 2023. The follow-up title, The Witch in the Tower, was described as "a modern classic for the ages" by Kirkus Reviews. She has also illustrated The Wolf's Secret by Nicolas Digard and Myriam Dahman, which won Foyles Children's Book of the Year 2020. Her work has been published around the world in many languages. She lives in the Spanish countryside with her family in a picture book house. You can find her on Instagram as @JuliaSardaPortabella and online at www.juliasardaportabella.com.