Snow Angel

Lauren St John's stunning Christmas classic is about forgotten children, the power of nature to heal us and a girl who will climb mountains in search for a place to call home. Nominated for the 2019 Carnegie Medal. Growing up in vibrant, crowded Nairobi, Makena has only one dream: to climb Mount Kenya like her hero, her mountain guide father. But when her beautiful world is shattered, she finds that in the city's dark places there are a thousand ways to fall, each more deadly than any crevasse. In a world of strangers, does she dare trust Snow, whose ballet dreams are haunted by a past she's still running from? And is the sparkling fox friend or foe? After a fresh start in the Scottish Highlands turns bad, Makena flees to the mountains. But will they betray her or be the making of her?

An absolute triumph. A hymn to mountains, lost children and kind hearts. Tenderly told and fierce in its quest for hope, A glorious story of loss, refuge, home, heart, snow and mountains. I loved it, Loaded with mountain-climbing, wild animals, survival skills and bags of hope, A powerful thread of hope and humanity shines through the story, transforming it into something utterly life-affirming... Cornish artist Catherine Hyde's full-page illustrations elevate The Snow Angel into an exceptionally beautiful gift book, lending shape and atmosphere to the magic glimmering beneath the words of this modern-day fairytale', A great story, easy to read, and swiftly devoured

Lauren St John grew up surrounded by horses and wild animals on a farm in Zimbabwe. An Ambassador for the Born Free Foundation, she is a passionate conservationist. The Snow Angel has been nominated for the 2019 Carnegie Medal. laurenstjohn.com @laurenstjohnCatherine Hyde trained in Fine Art Painting at Central School of Art, London. She lives and works in Helston, Cornwall. catherinehyde.co.uk @catherinehyde