Anne of Green Gables

By Author / Illustrator

Katherine Woodfine, illus Isabelle Follath

Genre

Family & Home

Age range(s)

Publisher

Nosy Crow

ISBN

9781839943317

Format

Hardback

Published

12-09-2024

Synopsis

Join Anne with an 'e' as she moves to Green Gables in this timeless adventure that has enchanted generations of children. This beloved childhood classic by Lucy Maud Montgomery is now available in a stunning gift book edition, abridged for younger readers, with exquisite new art.

When the spirited and imaginative Anne moves to live in Green Gables - a beautiful farmhouse, set among the summer flowers of Prince Edward Island - she quickly realises there has been a terrible mistake. Her new family - gentle Matthew and his stern sister Marilla - were expecting someone quite different! But will Anne succeed in enchanting Matthew and Marilla with her cheer and imagination?

The relatable mishaps and adventure of Anne are brought to life for a new generation in this enchanting abridgement by bestselling author, Katherine Woodfine, accompanied by Isabelle Follath's engaging and witty artwork.

Discover more beautiful gift books in the Nosy Crow Classics range including The Wind in the Willows, The Secret Garden, Heidi, The Velveteen Rabbit, and Peter Pan. With sumptuous details including cloth binding, foil cover, full colour illustrations throughout, textured paper jacket, ribbon marker and head and tail bands.

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Reviews

This edition of Anne of Green Gables is a beautifully illustrated re-telling of the wonderfully classic story of lively, impetuous and charming orphan Anne ( with an 'e' ) Shirley who, despite being a girl and not a boy as expected, is adopted by siblings Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert of Green Gables farm.

This is a story of the adventures of Anne from a bold, full of emotion, young girl to a warm hearted and kind-hearted young woman. This new version is colourfully bright and looks fresh and enticing. It is a wonderfully large and inviting picture book format of the story, with touches of luxury in the texture of the book jacket, the cover itself and the ribbon page marker. The illustrations by Isabelle Follath are delightful and bring the characters of bold, red haired Anne , friends and family to life.

Katherine Woodfine's narrative is gentle, charming and stays true to the style of the original author's voice but brings the adventures (and dramas) of Anne's life alive for younger readers. All of Anne's famously spirited and imaginative mistakes, mishaps and plans are delightfully told from her fury at opinionated neighbour Mrs Rachel Lynde's verdict on her looks with"hair as red as carrots!", and her refusal to forgive schoolmate Gilbert for also teasing her about her tresses.

Anne is likeable, loveable and relatable with her explosions of temper and overly emotional responses to both the wonders of her world and the woeful events she feels she experiences. The tone of the narrative flows soothingly and is just a relaxing pleasure to read. Reading this feels like a real comfort read and step back in time. The reader cannot help but connect affectionately with scatty, chatty and ultimately optimistic Anne. A delightful and positively heart-warming reading for pure pleasure opportunity.

96 pages / Reviewed by Jenny Caddick, teacher