King Alfred and the Ice Coffin

King Alfred and the Ice CoffinBy: Kevin Crossley Holland Illustrator: Chris Riddell The illustrious creators of Arthur, the Always King return with a tale within a tale, focused on a heroic West Saxon king who championed the power of storytelling. When Wulfstan, an intrepid ninth century sailor, arrives at King Alfreds court, he soon enchants the king with his riveting tale of stormy seas, thrilling races on horseback, and a ruler encased in ice. In this extraordinary

and balls that actually bounce are initially met with a hostile reaction

making it impossible to arrest the real culprit

John Middleton Murry

and thus a balm for our own bitterly divided times

Now the book has been fully updated

Through evocative full color artwork

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Through five distinct Malaysian-Chinese voices

It all starts with a fall from a ladder

singer-songwriter of such hits as "On the Road Again" and "You Were Always on My Mind

“Illustrated with mixed-media collages so richly colored and textured that readers will want to feel the pages

The impact of the story may not always have been so dramatic but