To the Ice
Thomas Tidholm, Anna-Clara Tidholm (illus.), Julia Marshall (trans.)
To the Ice
Thomas Tidholm, Anna-Clara Tidholm (illus.), Julia Marshall (trans.)
Ida, Max and Jack go to the creek one winter’s day. They play on an ice floe then find themselves floating away—all the way to the polar ice, with just a box, a branch and some sandwiches.
“You probably don’t think it’s true, and we didn’t either, not even while it was happening...”
They find an old hut, meet penguins, see extraordinary things and, after testing their resources in this dramatic land of ice and snow, come home safe at the end of the day.
“What shall we say about where we’ve been?” asked Max.
“Tell the truth,” I said. “We don’t know.”
To the Ice is a beautifully produced chapter book that absorbs young readers in a real-life make-believe filled with problem-solving and adventure. This is a thrilling and plot-filled story for budding explorers and ice adventurers – the kind of book children will remember throughout their lives.
Thomas Tidholm is a Swedish photographer, poet, playwright and writer. He and Anna-Clara Tidholm have together created a string of awardwinning books for children since the early 1980s.
Anna-Clara Tidholm is one of Sweden's leading children’s book authors and illustrators with a varied and rich bibliography. Her prizes include the Elsa Beskow plaque, German Youth Literature Prize, Astrid Lindgren prize and August prize.
Translated from the Swedish edition by Julia Marshall.
Review
Angela Crocombe
This gorgeous little hardback is a unique adventure story in a snow – and ice-encrusted world, one so different from our own. Translated from Swedish, the story is about three children, Jack, Max, and Ida, who are out playing in the melting snow one day and accidentally drift off on an ice floe. They travel on the ice to a polar land and are visited by a giant penguin, find an old abandoned hut and the diary of the explorers who stayed there. They sleep under animal furs, light warm fires, and survive on fish balls for a long time. Eventually, they build themselves a boat and find their way home.
With full-colour illustrations that are absolutely exquisite, this is a magical adventure story that will be enjoyed by readers aged 7+ and would be a wonderful read-aloud for younger ages. This utter delight of a story is highly recommended!
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