The Winter King and the Summer Queen

The Winter King and the Summer Queen

Welcome to the Land of Icy Darkness and the Land of the Flaming Sun. In this energy-charged tale about how the weather was made, King Icicle tries to challenge the radiance of Queen Goldenlight as he struggles to dominate the earth. But an important lesson of balance and compromise emerges from the storm, and the king and queen agree to work together to establish the rotating seasons of winter and summer.

Children will love Mary Lister’s multi-layered story, featuring a hilarious cast of characters, including Danny Drizzle and Harry Hurricane, with valuable messages all the way through. Learn an important lesson about balance and acceptance in this exciting tale about how people learn to share the earth, and how the rotating seasons of winter and summer are born.

About the Author

Mary Lister is a freelance storyteller and puppeteer. Passionate about the power of stories, she is actively involved with inner-city reading schemes and has performed in theatres, art galleries, museums and schools worldwide. She often uses puppets in her performances and also organises a yearly puppetry and animation festival. Mary lives and works in Yorkshire. Diana Mayo graduated from Kingston University with a BA in Graphic Design and Illustration in 1990. Since then she has worked as a freelance illustrator for Heinemann, Scholastic and W. H. Smith, to name a few. She draws her inspiration from folk tales, myths and ‘trivia’ myths from around the world and revels in strong detail and colour. The Summer Queen and Winter King is Diana’s second work for Barefoot Books, following her first title, The House that Jack Built (2001). Diana lives and works in Clarkenwell, London.