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There's a King in the Cupboard

By Margaret Mahy
Series: Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize
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A family had once moved into a different house.It was just a small family - a mum, a dad, and a little girl called Sarah. Well, this house was not exactly new - in fact it was one of those big old houses full of space... Read More
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Margaret Mahy's magic-filled story There's A King in the Cupboard is a wonderous picture book with illustrations from the Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize Winner Minrui Yang.

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A family had once moved into a different house.

It was just a small family - a mum, a dad, and a little girl called Sarah.

Well, this house was not exactly new - in fact it was one of those big old houses full of space and echoes.

Come and explore this new home with Sarah and discover a mysterious cupboard that is holding a very magical secret!

From celebrated children's writer Margaret Mahy and the winner of the 2021 Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize, Minrui Yang, comes a magical story of imagination and discovery, published as a picture book for the very first time.

Product Details

INFORMATION

Barcode: 9781869714857

Publisher: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 09 August 2022

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Little Moa

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Minrui Yang

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Length: 9.0mm

Width: 258.0mm

Height: 257.0mm

Weight: 408g

Pages: 32

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About the Author

Margaret Mahy (Author)

Margaret Mahy (1936-2012) is one of New Zealand's most celebrated children's writers. She is the author of more than 150 titles, which have been translated into many different languages and sold around the world. Appointed to the Order of New Zealand in 1993, Mahy also won many global prizes for children's writers, including the Carnegie Medal and the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award.

'It is in the nature of books, that they have the capacity to make you feel powerful about what you can alter and achieve in your life' - Margaret Mahy

Minrui Yang (Illustrator)

Minrui Yang has always loved to draw, particularly with oil pastels. She studied at the Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland and won the Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize in 2021. Her work has been exhibited in Chromacon and the Nomadic Art Gallery.

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