Edith
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Edith
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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