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'An enchanting book. These pages simply quiver with the beauty, happiness and vigour of forests, seas and mountains . . . I can safely promise joy to any reader of it. Perfection' Eleanor Farjeon, Winner of the Carnegie Medal and The Hans Christian Andersen Award
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1 author picked The House Without Windows as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love Jackie Morris’s introduction about the author of this book's life story. I found it inspiring and heartwarming to learn that it was written by a twelve-year-old girl’s prodigy child.
I understood how the girl's genius captures the natural world's mystery, fantasy, and wonder and expresses it with crystalline words.
From Maria's list on The best books of nature and fantasy storytelling for children.
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