The Frog Castle by Jostein Gaarder
The magical adventures of a small boy who helps a frog turn back into a prince, and is rewarded with a visit to the Frog Castle. Here, in an Alice-in-Wonderland story where dreams and reality are intertwined and time is turned on its head, he meets a little princess called Aurora, a wicked lord chamberlain, a bold queen and a kind king whose heart is stolen away. In THE FROG CASTLE nothing is quite what it seems. As in all Gaarder stories, there is more to this than meets the eye: the subtext is a gentle exploration of birth and death, and a child learning to comprehend the loss of his beloved grandfather. Characterized by the charm and innocence that so many readers loved in HELLO? IS ANYBODY THERE?, THE FROG CASTLE confirms Jostein Gaarder as a wonderful storyteller whose special gift is to open children's eyes to the great mysteries.
Jostein Gaarder wrote one of the great bestsellers of the nineties in SOPHIE'S WORLD, which has sold over 16 million copies in nearly 50 languages. He is Norwegian and lives in Oslo with his wife and two teenage sons. Philip Hopman is Dutch and has illustrated many books for children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781858817859 |
| ISBN 10 | 1858817854 |
| Title | The Frog Castle |
| Author | Jostein Gaarder |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hachette Children's Group |
| Year published | 1999-11-25 |
| Number of pages | 147 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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