Peter and the North Wind by Freya Littledale
$15.00
Retold by Freya Littledale and illustrated by Troy Howell, Peter and the North Wind is a beautifully illustrated children's picture book based on the traditional Norse tale The Lad Who Went to the North Wind. Peter receives magical gifts from the North Wind after the wind blows away the flour needed to feed him and his mother, but the gifts mysteriously lose their magic before he can get them home.
This Scholastic paperback edition features Troy Howell's atmospheric full-colour illustrations throughout.
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Publication: 1988
Text copyright: 1971, Freya Littledale
Illustrations copyright: 1988, Troy Howell
ISBN: 9780590406291
Pages: 32
Condition: Vintage secondhand copy with visible shelf wear, rubbing and creasing to the covers, plus surface wear and an old price-sticker remnant to the upper corner. Internally complete and suitable as a reading or collection copy.
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, CHILDREN & BABIES, VINTAGE CHILDRENS BOOKS
Type: CHILDREN & BABIES
Category: BOOKS, CAB001, CHILDREN & BABIES, PICTURE BOOK, VINTAGE CHILDRENS BOOK, VINTAGE PICTURE BOOK
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