'Jackie Morris does more than tell a story, she conjures glorious landscapes of the heart' Meg Rosoff 'An absolutely beautiful and lyrical retelling of the classic northern fairy tale, re-imagined with a modern backdrop and a less conventional ending.' The Bookseller, Editor's Choice 'This beautiful book is delicately written and exquisitely illustrated ... This is a charming tale of magic, love and freedom.' -- Julia Eccleshare LoveReading 'an entrancing story ... beautifully retold.' 'A lovely gift edition, beautifully illustrated by the author, this is a book to treasure.' Parents in Touch 'this is a jewel of a book.' Children's Publishing Blogs/JacketFlap.com

JACKIE MORRIS lives in a small house by the sea in Pembrokeshire, Wales, where she writes and paints. She has two children, Tom and Hannah, a small pack of dogs and a small pride of cats. Her picture books for Frances Lincoln include The Ice Bear (9781845079680), The Snow Leopard (9781845076689), Can You See a Little Bear? (9781845073640), The Cat and the Fiddle: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes (9781845079871), and How the Whale Became (9781845079284) by Ted Hughes. East of the Sun, West of the Moon has lived somewhere in the back of her mind from the first time she ever heard it. Jackie says, "There are some stories that when you hear them for the very first time it is as if you know them, as if they are part of your soul. You then spend the rest of your life trying to understand them. This story is one of those for me." Jackie is a prolific blogger, and her website is www.jackiemorris.co.uk.