My First Snow Children [Board book]

Poppy is watching the snow fall outside her window when she realizes that the snowflakes are really Snow Children, dancing and whirling in the garden. The Snow Children whisk Poppy away to the Snow Queen's wintry kingdom, where the Princess is having a party!

My First Snow Childrenis a lively abridgment of the traditional classicThe Story of the Snow Children. Presented for the first time as a beautiful board book for very young children, it includes all of Sybille von Olfer's original art-nouveau   illustrations, sympathetically adapted to fit the new format.

A perfect story for wintry nights,My First Snow Childrenis a charming tale of magic and imagination, filled with sparkle and dancing snowmen.

A classic winter story from popular German author and illustrator Sibylle von Olfers, author ofThe Story of the Root Children.

Lifetime sales of almost 20,000 copies in English.?Von Olfers's catalog has sold over 250,000 books to date in English.

Features a blend of natural observation and simple design in beautiful art nouveau illustrations.

Von Olfers' style has been compared to Kate Greenaway and Elsa Beskow.

This chunky board book edition is perfect for little hands.

Classic winter tale in art nouveau style. Perfect for fans of Cicely Mary Barker?s Flower FairiesSibylle von Olfers' (1881-1916) blend of natural observation and use of simple design has led to comparisons with Kate Greenaway and Elsa Beskow. Her other published works include Princess in the Forest, The Story of the Snow Children, The Story of the Wind Children, The Story of the Butterfly Children and The Story of the Rabbit Children.