[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-5667-EN":3},{"summary":4,"ex_news":5,"body":6,"images":7,"ex_artist":5,"tile_alt":9,"posted":26,"tile_image":10,"permalink":27,"news_id":28,"pk":29,"published":30,"title":31,"tags":32},"Stranded! A new children's book illustrated by \u003Ca href=\"\u002FAnneWilson\">Anne Wilson\u003C\u002Fa> receives great reviews on its release.",false,"\u003Cp>Published by Barefoot Books, 'Stranded! is a mostly true story from Iceland' written by Ævar Pór Benediktsson and illustrated beautifully by Anne.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>The author recounts a story of his grandfather's explorations, when as a young man he visited a newly formed volcanic island called Surtsey and was stranded for a day and night, on ground with boot-melting heat and a lack of food and water.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>Anne's distinctive artwork fills the book with a hot palette evoking the atmosphere of the island, and also includes information on the culture of Iceland, volcanoes and Norse mythology.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>The book has some great reviews from \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.publishersweekly.com\u002F9781646869916\" target=\"_blank\">Publishers Weekly\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.kirkusreviews.com\u002Fbook-reviews\u002Faevar-thor-benediktsson\u002Fstranded-benediktsson\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Kirkus Reviews\u003C\u002Fa>, and before publication was honoured with a gold standard medal from the Junior Library Guild, so can now be found in all American libraries.\u003C\u002Fp>",[8,11,14,17,20,23],{"alt":9,"filename":10},"Stranded! book cover jacket","blog_5667_638290580835381005.jpg",{"alt":12,"filename":13},"Page design about \"A Volcanic Eruption\"","blog_5667_638290580972430768.jpg",{"alt":15,"filename":16},"Picture book illustration for children","blog_5667_638290581078910494.jpg",{"alt":18,"filename":19},"Book illustration about a true story from Iceland","blog_5667_638290581310100027.jpg",{"alt":21,"filename":22},"Stranded! Anne Wilson's latest children's book","blog_5667_638290581413959882.jpg",{"alt":24,"filename":25},"Stranded! book illustrated by Anne Wilson","blog_5667_638290581533569630.jpg","2023-08-31T05:00:00#5667","\u002Fnews\u002F5667\u002Fstranded",5667,"news","2023-08-31T05:00:00","Stranded!","#children#childrens books#narrative#nature#publishing#anne wilson#adventure#explorer#picture books#colourful#iceland#volcanoes#"]