Cherry Red Kisses

When Queen Soraya dies, her husband and son are heartbroken. Prince Floris misses his mother and his father. It s like I don t exist, Floris thinks. King Leon doesn t know how to handle his grief. Every kiss reminds him of his wife s cherry red lips. He has a magician put a curse on the kingdom s inhabitants so no one can use their lips to kiss. But that doesn t help him feel any better, and the people in his country get more and more angry. Can Floris find a solution?
A moving fairy tale with touching illustrations about coping with loss and grief. For children aged 5 and up. With an afterword by Manu Keirse, professor and grief expert."

About the author

An Swerts grew up in Geel, Belgium. She studied pharmacy and taught sciences at a college, but later realized her true calling was writing and went back to school to receive a degree in journalism. Today An spends most of her time writing. Picture books are her biggest passion.

Summary

A moving fairy tale with touching illustrations about coping with loss and grief. For children ages 5 and up.

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Product details

• Authors: An Swerts, Swerts An
• Assisted by: Jenny Bakker (Illustration), Bakker Jenny (Illustration)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 5
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2016
• EAN: 9781605372549
• ISBN: 978-1-60537-254-9
• Weight: 412 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs > Fairytales and sagas; JUVENILE FICTION / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General, PICTURE BOOKS, ACTIVITY BOOKS & EARLY LEARNING MATERIAL