A few weeks ago I heard whispers about a magical new children’s book
A first children’s book by author Maggie O’Farrell
I got sent pictures of the book by friends and online followers
I was told that I should read it
I bought the book
Planning to read it alongside some of our other special angel books
Books that we read when we think about our own angel
Baby Tilda
It was not until I was invited to join in with a Tandem Collective Readalong
That I finally read the book first to myself
Then to my older two children and then to Bea
It is not a book I think that Edie would really understand at 3
The rest of us however
Have fallen in love
We are all utterly under the spell of this contemporary fairytale
It has echoes of Pollyanna, The Secret Garden, Tom’s Midnight Garden
And yet it is a wonderfully unique book
Enchanting with the most stunning illustrations
No wonder there were so many whispers on the wind
This is a book set to be a classic
I hope that it might perhaps become a film
It is gorgeous
It is glorious
A tale that began as a story told by a mother
To reassure her frightened poorly child
It has become an exquisite picture book
Children’s literature at it’s best
A book for all ages
We have a copy for Granny for Christmas and for two very special Aunties
We are absolutely head over heels in love with this book
We have been sharing our thoughts over on Instagram
And now I would very much like to share them with you x
The book is available to buy from Walker Books UK
Where you can also find some lovely free printable activities for this book
And many other children’s books
Old and new
Perfect for some story time snuggles this Christmas and winter
Think we might all need some beautiful book magic
To see us through the coming weeks
We were sent two copies of the book as part of The Tandem Collective Readalong
We are passing both our copies on to friends and family
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