[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-5667-EN":3},{"news_id":4,"posted":5,"images":6,"ex_news":25,"ex_artist":25,"pk":26,"permalink":27,"summary":28,"tags":29,"title":30,"tile_alt":8,"tile_image":9,"body":31,"published":32},5667,"2023-08-31T05:00:00#5667",[7,10,13,16,19,22],{"alt":8,"filename":9},"Stranded! book cover jacket","blog_5667_638290580835381005.jpg",{"alt":11,"filename":12},"Page design about \"A Volcanic Eruption\"","blog_5667_638290580972430768.jpg",{"alt":14,"filename":15},"Picture book illustration for children","blog_5667_638290581078910494.jpg",{"alt":17,"filename":18},"Book illustration about a true story from Iceland","blog_5667_638290581310100027.jpg",{"alt":20,"filename":21},"Stranded! Anne Wilson's latest children's book","blog_5667_638290581413959882.jpg",{"alt":23,"filename":24},"Stranded! book illustrated by Anne Wilson","blog_5667_638290581533569630.jpg",false,"news","\u002Fnews\u002F5667\u002Fstranded","Stranded! A new children's book illustrated by \u003Ca href=\"\u002FAnneWilson\">Anne Wilson\u003C\u002Fa> receives great reviews on its release.","#children#childrens books#narrative#nature#publishing#anne wilson#adventure#explorer#picture books#colourful#iceland#volcanoes#","Stranded!","\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>","2023-08-31T05:00:00"]