To the Ice

Thomas Tidholm, Anna-Clara Tidholm, Julia Marshall

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Gecko Guides
01 September 2023

Children's & Educational; Children's & young adult fiction & true stories; Adventure stories (Children's&YA)

An epic story set in a polar wilderness that blurs realism and imagination—fully illustrated for newly independent readers.

Ida, Max and Jack go to the creek one winter’s day. They play on an ice floe then find themselves floating away—all the way to the polar ice, with just a box, a branch and some sandwiches.

“You probably don’t think it’s true, and we didn’t either, not even while it was happening...”

They find an old hut, meet penguins, see extraordinary things and, after testing their resources in this dramatic land of ice and snow, come home safe at the end of the day.

“What shall we say about where we’ve been?” asked Max.

“Tell the truth,” I said. “We don’t know.”

To the Ice is a beautifully produced chapter book, perfect for imaginative readers and re-readers, ready to be captivated by a real-life make-believe adventure. The kind of adventure that will stay in a child’s imagination for the rest of their lives.

Translated from the Swedish edition by Julia Marshall.

By: Thomas Tidholm
Illustrated by: Anna-Clara Tidholm
Translated by: Julia Marshall
Imprint: Gecko Guides
Country of Publication: New Zealand
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 170mm,
ISBN: 9781776575077
ISBN 10: 1776575075
Pages: 80
Publication Date: 01 September 2023
Recommended Age: From 7 to 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Thomas Tidholm is a Swedish photographer, poet, playwright and writer. He and Anna-Clara Tidholm have together created a string of awardwinning books for children since the early 1980s. Anna-Clara Tidholm is one of Sweden's leading children's book authors and illustrators with a varied and rich bibliography. Her prizes include the Elsa Beskow plaque, German Youth Literature Prize, Astrid Lindgren prize and August prize.

Reviews for To the Ice

"""A good children’s book ignites curiosity in adults. To the Ice left me with research rabbit holes to go down and connections to make. On one level, this is an adventure story along the lines of Where the Wild Things Are."" -- New Zealand Herald ""This utter delight of a story is highly recommended!"" -- Readings, Australia"