Matine is different from every other child in the world - she is made of sugar candy. And though her nature is as sweet as sugar, she must always be careful: even the hot sun or a walk in the rain might be enough to melt her. When Matine's best friend falls ill, everyone in her tiny village hides the truth from her - they know that her own salt tears might make her melt away forever. But as Matine proves to them all, love and friendship hold surprising powers. | ||
"A lovely original tale." - Kirkus Reviews "Sweet...combining the Gingerbread Boy and the Velveteen Rabbit." - NY Times Book Review "Lovely, light-as-air illustrations." - Child Magazine Written by Monique de Varennes Illustrated by Leonid Gore ages 4 - 8 * $16.95 An Anne Schwartz Book | ||
About this story | ||
The Sugar Child is adapted from a folk tale my grandmother used to tell nearly a hundred years ago. I like to imagine her eight children gathered around her on a cold night in their tiny French Canadian village - a place without phones, cars, or electricity, much like the village where Matine, the Sugar Child, lives. My grandmother would be delighted to know this story is still being told today. | ||||
My mother, Madeleine Grandbois (left), with | ||
Copyright 2004 by Leonid Gore (detail)