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Wenceslas
- Narrator
- Carol Ann Duffy
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 17 November 2016
- Run Time
- 5 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Beginning with the King's Cook, who is preparing a sumptuous Christmas Pie, Wenceslas takes us to a medieval feast. The lords and ladies are at their places, the wine is in full flow, the musicians are playing in the gallery and the entertainment has begun. All should be perfect. But when the good King looks up from his table he sees something more than just snow, falling deep and crisp and even . . .
Richly illustrated by Stuart Kolakovic, this gorgeous little book captures the age-old magic of Christmas. In reimagining the much-loved carol of King Wenceslas, Carol Ann Duffy's wonderful poem offers merriment and festive cheer, but also celebrates what is truly important at this special time of year: the simple acts of kindness that each of us can show another.
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Details
- Author
- Carol Ann Duffy, illustrated by Stuart Kolakovic
- Narrator
- Carol Ann Duffy
- Duration
- 5 minutes
- Release Date
- 17 November 2016
- ISBN
- 9781509853380
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Poetry / poems by individual poets
Synopsis
Beginning with the King's Cook, who is preparing a sumptuous Christmas Pie, Wenceslas takes us to a medieval feast. The lords and ladies are at their places, the wine is in full flow, the musicians are playing in the gallery and the entertainment has begun. All should be perfect. But when the good King looks up from his table he sees something more than just snow, falling deep and crisp and even . . . Richly illustrated by Stuart Kolakovic, this gorgeous little book captures the age-old magic of Christmas. In reimagining the much-loved carol of King Wenceslas, Carol Ann Duffy's wonderful poem offers merriment and festive cheer, but also celebrates what is truly important at this special time of year: the simple acts of kindness that each of us can show another.
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