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Edith

The Girl Who Was 100 Years Old
Brief Description
A philosophical adventure story for early readers that playfully combines fairytale with absurd comedy to ask a big question about what makes a good life.As a newborn, Edith received two gifts: the ability to bring any object to life and eternal childhood. That’s why today, 100... Read More
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A philosophical adventure story for early readers that playfully combines fairytale with absurd comedy to ask a big question about what makes a good life.

As a newborn, Edith received two gifts: the ability to bring any object to life and eternal childhood. That’s why today, 100 years later, Edith is celebrating her centenary as a seven-year-old. What will she wish for this time? Certainly a new life—being seven forever has its downside. On her birthday, Edith sets off to find the fairy who bewitched her and reverse the spell. She takes her only friends, a wise dog and a talking lemon.

Fully illustrated in colour, this one-of-a-kind chapter book bursts with good things: the dry wit of a faithful dog, a fairytale adventure, camping, boating, friendship and danger, and a question that matters.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9798348029685

Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 May 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Gecko Press

Illustration: Illustrations, color

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Catharina Valckx

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 218.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 124

About the Author

Catharina Valckx has written and illustrated more than thirty books and been nominated five times for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award—most recently in 2025. Her books are published in eleven languages and have won numerous awards.

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