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The Ice Children
- Narrated by: Helen Keeley, Izabella Dziewanska, Josh Zaré, Pete Gold, Carlyss Peer, Luke Harper, M. G. Leonard, Charlie Piper, George Neilly, Kaiah Coombes, Luke Howitt, Annabella Panayiotou, Shekhina Crellin, Laura Doddington, Richard Reed
- Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
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Summary
The Week Junior Book Awards: Children’s Audiobook of the Year – Highly Commended.
At the stroke of midnight on the dawn of December, five-year-old Finn Albedo is found frozen in the city park on a pedestal of ice. The doctor says his heart is beating, but no one can wake him.
Finn’s big sister, Bianca, suspects the beautiful sparkling book Finn got from the library has something to do with it all but the mysterious book has vanished and no one will listen.
As more children are frozen, Bianca realises she’s running out of time.
Is there a connection between the peculiar stranger wearing a top hat and the disappearing books?
The search for truth hurls Bianca into a fantastical winter wonderland where all is not as it seems…
Can Bianca remember her mission and find a way to save her brother and the other Ice Children before all their hearts are lost forever?
A future classic with a powerful message at its core.
Now available in Dolby Atmos on Audible.
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Critic reviews
"Responding to children’s worries about global warming, and alluding to classics from The Snow Queen to The Selfish Giant, it’s good, freezing fun." (Amanda Craig, The New Statesman)
"Revelling in the pleasures of snow and ice, and passionate about creatures associated with winter, this teaches us that love, nature and stories are powerful – and not to burn fossil fuels." (Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times)
"Led by Helen Keeley’s honeyed tones and skilfully voiced by a large cast (including MG Leonard), The Ice Children boasts ingenious stereophonic effects and has a whirlingly imaginative storyline full of wonder and hope as well as warning." (Christina Hardyment, The Times Audiobook of the Week)
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- MISS L A FRANKLIN
- 10-01-23
Highly recommend
This is a lovely story and easy to listen to. Although it’s for children, I found it very enjoyable. I recommend it for adults and children alike as a lovely Winter story.
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- Andrew McQuatt
- 04-12-22
The most important story of all time!
Highly Recommended! My six and 8-year-old loved it, and so did I (39). The climate change message was clear but not frightening and it was woven into a fantastic story. Great actors and production!
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- sessie
- 10-12-22
SO FAR THE BEST STORY
This audible is AMAZING I absolutely LOVE it. Good narrating I’m lately on chapter 23 when
WARNING SPOILER!!!!
Fin forgets about her sister and he keeps thinking that the ice queen is his sis and he keeps saying he hates her
SPOILER OVER!!!!
I LOVE this book hopefully I shall find more books with the same author
WELL DONE AUDIBLE
I use this story to help me sleep at night and on road trips even to Tesco , even though it’s a short trip😅.
LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!💕💕💕💕💕❤️❤️❤️❤️😍😀😍👍👍👍👍😄😄😄😄😁😁😁😊😊😊😊😊😊
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-12-22
Excellent
A good listen for old and young alike . With a lesson included about our climate
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- Nicole
- 21-12-22
Excellent Modern and captivating story
We loved every chapter that was written so beautifully we felt we entered the ice kingdom with the children. Touched on important subject of global warming in a warm and captivating way
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- LAC
- 24-12-22
Absolutely fantastic.
It will become a classic as the years go by.
Lovely production.
Lovely story.
Christmassy.
And with an important message.
Thoroughly enjoyed it.
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- Ceinwen
- 22-12-22
The Ice Children
The Ice Children is a great book. You should really read it for three weeks I went to bed listening to an inspirational chapter.
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- Dilnoza
- 15-12-22
I did not want the story to end!
Great story 100% recommend, is very interesting,
I coudnt stop listening. It was about stopping the global warming and interesting story about an ice world and a mystery in the beggining.
Written by my son.
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- Christina
- 21-12-22
Beautiful story with amazing narrations
A modern fairy tale with an environmental message. Clever plot and the best ending. It was great fun listening!
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- Will
- 19-11-23
Amazing it tells a great story (i especially love pordis)
I enjoyed it throughly it tells us all about how we must stop global warming in a creative way that hooks the reader and takes them on a magical journey to winterton. My favourite part of the book is definitely the fair grounds not just that but everything with pordis and the spirit creatures. I didn’t like the fact that pordis was captured at snow haven and wished she came along with Bianca as she was my favourite character in the book even though she’s a raindeer. I think that the book gives a good message out to it readers/listeners as it makes you feel for winter want to save it and the animals make us sympathetic and not want to lose them it make us think about how import winter is so for t house reasons this book deserts the five star rating
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