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Margaret Mahy's beautiful classic reimagined with illustrations from Alba Gil Celdran, the winner of the 2023 Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize. Perfect for readers who love Where the Wild Things Are and Giles Andreae.
Seventeen kings on forty-two elephants
Going on a journey through a wild wet night...
Join the kings and the elephants on their jungle journey, meeting new creatures as they dance and sing their way through the jungle.
From one of New Zealand's most celebrated children's writers, this is Margaret Mahy's beautiful classic reimagined with illustrations from Alba Gil Celdran, the winner of the 2023 Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize.
PRAISE FROM READERS:
'Mahy's words are as deeply satisfying as freshly baked cakes.'
'A good book to get children's imaginations flowing.'
Other Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize titles include:
The Boy with Two Shadows with art by Sarah Greig.
The Boy Who Made Things Up with art by Lily Emo.
There's a King in the Cupboard with art by Minrui Yang.
The Witch in the Cherry Tree with art by Jessica Twohill.
Margaret Mahy
Margaret Mahy (1936-2012) is one of New Zealand's most celebrated children's writers. She is the author of more than 150 titles, which have been translated into many different languages and sold around the world. Appointed to the Order of New Zealand in 1993, Mahy also won many global prizes for children's writers, including the Carnegie Medal and the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award.
'It is in the nature of books, that they have the capacity to make you feel powerful about what you can alter and achieve in your life' - Margaret Mahy
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