About the Author

Sophie Anderson was born in Swansea, and now lives in the Lake District with her family. Her writing is most often inspired by folk and fairy stories, especially the Slavic tales her Prussian grandmother told her when she was young.

Across her bestselling novels, Sophie has won the Independent Bookshop Book of the Year Award and the Wales Book of the Year Award, and been shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal twice, the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Blue Peter Book Award, the British Book Awards' Children's Fiction Book of the Year, the Andersen Prize, and the Branford Boase Award.

Sophie's books have been translated into over twenty-five languages, and The House with Chicken Legs has been adapted for stage by Les Enfants Terribles.

Reviews

Frozen meets Narnia in an enchanting children's novel.
*The Telegraph*

Vivid storytelling from a bestselling author.
*The Sunday Times*

The Snow Girl, featuring a brave girl and her magical friend, successfully marries an old tale and a modern sensibility
*The Telegraph*

An exquisite and wintry adventure wrapped up in Sophie's generous and wise storytelling.
*Fiona Noble*

Mesmerizing.
*Hilary McKay*

[A] beautifully imagined story of a child's adventures with a girl made of snow.
*The Telegraph*

The Snow Girl is spectacular. A truly special book of snow and winter magic with the warmest and most cheering beating heart. I can't stop thinking about it.
*Sibéal Pounder*

A touching story about how even with loss, hope remains and ultimately triumphs.
*The Big Issue*

Sophie Anderson draws on familiar fantasy tropes to tell the beautifully imagined story of a child's adventures with a girl made of snow.
*The Telegraph Best Children's Books of the Year*

[An] elegant wintry tale. Tasha's story reminds us about the importance of choosing happiness.
*The Bookseller, One to Watch*

A heart-warming folk tale of loneliness, bravery & the importance of family & friends set amidst the winter snow. A perfectly crafted story, beautifully illustrated by Melissa Castrillon, destined to be a seasonal classic.
*M.G. Leonard*

A gorgeous winter fairytale which taps into that wonder-fuelled window - before the snow melts - where it feels as if magic might just be possible after all.
*Abi Elphinstone*

Beautifully written, this is an enchanting story about facing fears, reaching out to make new friends and knowing when to let go. The novel is interwoven with folk tales of snow spirts and enhanced by magical illustrations in wintry blue tones.
*BookTrust*

[A] feast of magic, mysticism and wintry wonders... the perfect book to warm everyone's heart this Christmas.
*Lancashire Evening Post*

A wonderful, wistful, wintry read.
*The Irish Times*

This is the perfect tale to read aloud to your class around Christmas. [...] Moving at a fast pace, with beautiful, blue-toned imagery throughout, Snow Girl is an exhilarating read.
*Teach Primary*

Full of warmth and wisdom, The Snow Girl is a wonderful tale of friendship and bravery.
*Culturefly*

Cosy up with this lyrical tale of friendship, where a girl creates a friend from snow and meets a special, wintry companion...
*First News*

Fans of Disney's Frozen will like this delicately told tale.
*The New Statesman Best Children's Books for Christmas*

This novel is full of adventure and courage, and there is a lovely message about living and loving fully in the time we do have together. The illustrations add to the sense of winter magic in the story, which is inspired by the traditional Russian tale of Snegurochka, The Snow Maiden.
*Five Books Best Books of 2023*

Based on the folktale of the Snow Maiden, Anderson breathes new life into this tale of friendship and bravery wonderfully realised in this lavishly illustrated hardback edition.
*Irish Examiner*

A touching story about how even with loss, hope remains and ultimately triumphs.
*The Big Issue Best Children's Books of 2023*

The perfect read for the whole family.
*The Phoenix Comic*