Peter Pan and Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens

(Hardback)

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This beautiful hardback gift edition presents J. M. Barrie's classic children's story, Peter Pan, featuring original full-colour illustrations and stencilled page edges.

Wendy knows that all children have to grow up... all apart from the magical Peter Pan! When Peter flies through the nursery window and invites Wendy and her brothers, John and Michael, to come to Never-Never-Land, they set off on the adventure of a lifetime...

Featuring the additional novel Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, this covetable gift edition with 25 specially-commissioned, full-page illustrations by Leire Salaberria is sure to enchant readers aged 8+.

ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Deluxe Children's Classics are exquisitely designed hardcover editions of classic children's literature, beautifully presented with full-colour illustrations, stencilled page-edges, and decorative endpapers. Together, they make a wonderful entryway into these best-loved classics that children can treasure forever.

Author Bio

J.M. Barrie (1860-1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best known for his world-famous Peter Pan stories. Barrie was made a baronet by George V on 14 June 1913, and a member of the Order of Merit in the 1922 New Year Honours. Before his death, he gave the rights to the Peter Pan works to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, which continues to benefit from them.

Leire Salaberria majored in Fine Arts in Bilbao and studied a postgraduate in Children Illustration and graphic design in Barcelona. Her work has been selected to appear in Bologna Children's Book Fair, IV Ibero-American catalog of illustration, Sharjah International Book Fair and BIB. In 2014 she won an Honorable mention at the Sharjah International Book Fair. She lives and works in San Sebastin.