Violet and the Frost King: A Modern Adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's the Frost King (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780316532389)

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Format: Hardcover
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Violet and the Frost King: A Modern Adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's the Frost King

$19.99

Violet and the Frost King: A Modern Adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's the Frost King

$19.99
Format: Hardcover
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Fairy Violet sets off on a quest to confront the cruel Frost King and save her kingdom, in this gorgeously illustrated fairy tale adventure.

In this luminous reimagining of Louisa May Alcott's fairy tale, Virginia Hamilton tells the story of Violet--a small but mighty fairy. Violet knows her flower friends are in danger as the Frost King forbids sunlight in his kingdom. When the queen calls for a messenger to convince the Frost King to stop his destruction, Violet is first to volunteer. But the king is not easily convinced, and Violet soon finds herself imprisoned in the depths of the Frost King's frigid world. Will she be able to sway the king's wicked heart and protect those she loves most?

Virginia Hamilton long admired Alcott's fairy tale and took great measures to honor the message of kindness that Violet's actions represent. While Hamilton passed away before completing this project, her son Jaime Adoff thoughtfully weaves together this special story for today's young readers. Together with April Harrison's magnificent artwork, this captivating picture book celebrates courage, perseverance, and the power that lives inside us all.

Author: Virginia Hamilton
ISBN-10: 031653238X
ISBN-13: 9780316532389
Publisher: Christy Ottaviano Books-Little Brown and Hach
Language: English
Published: 01/19/2027
Pages: 56
Format: Hardcover
Size: 12.25h x 10.25w x 0.38d
By Virginia Hamilton
By Virginia Hamilton
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Virginia Hamilton was a groundbreaking author whose stories centered Black children at a time when there were very few books written with them in mind. She wrote more than forty children's books across genres and was the first Black woman to win the Newbery Medal for M.C Higgins the Great, which also won the National Book Award. She received a MacArthur Fellowship Genius Grant, as well as multiple Coretta Scott King Book Awards, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, among many other honors.

Jaime Adoff is an award-winning author of many books for children and teens including The Song Shoots Out of My Mouth which was a Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Honor book and an IRA Notable Book, Jimi & Me which received the Corretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Author Award, and the young adult novels The Death of Jayson Porter and Names Will Never Hurt Me. He is the son of the late Virginia Hamilton and the renowned poet Arnold Adoff. Jaime lives in his hometown of Yellow Springs, Ohio with his family. He invites you to visit him at therealjaimeadoff.com.

April Harrison, a renowned folk artist, is the illustrator of H is for Harlem, which received a Boston Globe Honor, among many other honors and starred reviews. She is the recipient of the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award for her illustrations in Patricia C. McKissack's final picture book, What Is Given from the Heart. Her work appears in the public collections of Vanderbilt University, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, the Atlanta Housing Authority, and the Erskine University Museum, as well as in many private collections. She invites you to visit her at april-harrison.com.

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