When five-year old Finn Albedo is found frozen in the park near his home at the beginning of December, adults are bamboozled by how this has happened. Alive but unable to be revived, people can only wonder what is going on. And when more children are found frozen every morning, parents grow increasingly concerned; however, Bianca, Finn's older sister is convinced she knows what is happening and is determined to help Finn and all the other frozen children. A book, a reindeer and a magical winter wonderland hold the answers to her problems, but can she save everyone before it's too late?
I always enjoy MG Leonard's books and love the variety in them, from Beetle Boy, to the Adventures on Trains, not to mention the Twitchers series, and now The Ice Children, a book set in the middle of winter that sparkles and shines. With environmental messages singing from the pages as well as family and love, this is a book that will enchant readers as the nights draw in and the temperature drops. A celebration of winter in all its shimmering glory, The Ice Children will be a perfect family read in the run up to Christmas with a mug of hot chocolate (it felt slightly strange reading it on a sun-bed in the middle of August!). I can't wait to share this in school when it publishes on the 2nd November.
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