From the moment she saw him, the girl knew the bear had come for her.
How many times had she dreamed of him? Now, here he was, as if spelled
from her dreams.
This encounter marks the beginning of a long and extraordinary journey.
At the bear's secret palace in faraway mountains, she is treated
courteously but troubled by the bear's unfathomable sadness. As the
bear's secret unravels, another adventure unfolds, which takes her to
the homes of the four winds and beyond, to the castle east of the sun,
west of the moon.
In this new edition of Jackie Morris's captivating picture book, the
acclaimed writer and artist retells this classic Norwegian fairy tale -
a mysterious story of love, loyalty and freedom.
"Beautiful, lyrical and lovely." Joanne Harris on The Wild Swans
"Jackie Morris does more than tell a story; she conjures glorious
landscapes of the heart." Meg Rosoff
For The Unwinding:
"A quiet masterpiece . . . a love story, a hope story, a story out of
time, out of stricture, out of the narrow artificial bounds by which we
try to contain the wild wonderland of reality because we are too
frightened to live wonder-stricken." Maria Popova, Brain Pickings
"The tales feel like half-remembered dreams, peopled with fairytale
characters and magnificent creatures." Rebecca Armstrong, i Paper Best
Books of 2020