Abi Elphinstone

A beautiful and classic anthology of frosty, magical short stories from acclaimed children’s writers. The Dreamsnatcher’s Abi Elphinstone heads up this gorgeous collection of wintery stories, featuring snow queens, frost fairs, snow dragons and pied pipers . . . from classic children’s writers Michelle Magorian, Geraldine McCaughrean, Jamila Gavin, Berlie Doherty, Katherine Woodfine, Piers Torday, Lauren St John, Amy Alward, Michelle Harrison and Emma Carroll. ‘Captures all the excitement of the season’ The Guardian An unmissable, enchanting treat of a collection that will be enjoyed for years to come, by readers of all ages.

Winter Magic

A beautiful and classic anthology of frosty, magical short stories from acclaimed children's writers. The Dreamsnatcher's Abi Elphinstone heads up this gorgeous collection of wintery stories, featuring snow queens, frost fairs, snow dragons and pied pipers . . . from classic children's writers Michelle Magorian, Geraldine McCaughrean, Jamila Gavin, Berlie Doherty, Katherine Woodfine, Piers Torday, Lauren St John, Amy Alward, Michelle Harrison and Emma Carroll. 'Captures all the excitement of the season' The Guardian An unmissable, enchanting treat of a collection that will be enjoyed for years to come, by readers of all ages.

Lisa Beasley

This is a collection of short stories and I have given my reviews of each one below. 

A Night at the Frost Fair by Emma Carroll – 4/5 stars. This was actually very sweet, Emma Carroll always writes characters you can engage with almost instantly. 

The Magic of Midwinter by Amy Alward – 2.5/5 stars. I perhaps would have enjoyed this more had I read the series the characters in this are from. 

The Voice in the Snow by Michelle Harrison – 4/5 stars. Despite not having read the book these characters were from I found it wasn't as much of a hindrance as Michelle was able to engross me into everything very quickly and very deeply.

The Cold-Hearted by Geraldine McCaughrean – 3/5 stars. Enjoyable but not overly memorable.

Casse-Noisette by Katherine Woodfine – 3.5/5 stars. I really liked the almost historical aspect of this story and it was very sweet. 

Someone Like the Snow Queen by Berlie Doherty – 3.5/5 stars. Cute and sweet.

The Room with the Mountain View by Lauren St John – 4.5/5 stars. Considering this is what I would call a contemporary middle grade I absolutely loved it. Characters were great and the story was fun. 

Snow by Michelle Magorian – 2/5 stars. Poetry is just not a thing for me I'm afraid. 

Into the Mountain by Jamila Gavin – 3.5/5 stars I liked the pied piper aspect of this story, it was cute and short.

The Wishing Book by Piers Torday – 3/5 stars. This was okay, I just felt it needed a little more development and explanations. 

The Snow Dragon by Abi Elphinstone – 3/5 stars. I had read the picture book of this story and having read that this was a little too repetative for me. I love Abi and was hoping for something new from her.

Winter Magic

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