Josephine Poole is een gevierd auteur van talrijke boeken voor kinderen en jongvolwassenen. Haar schrijfstijl wordt gekenmerkt door een boeiende toon die aansluit bij jongere lezers, wat haar diepgaande begrip van hun wereld aantoont. Poole heeft ook aanzienlijk bijgedragen aan televisiescripts, wat haar veelzijdigheid bewijst. Ze woont in Somerset en haar werken blijven boeien en inspireren.
Anne Frank's diary telling the story of her years in hiding from the Nazis has affected millions of people. In the first half of the book we meet Anne as a small child growing up with her family in Germany. the German invasion and the gradual isolation, then outright persecution, of the Jewish population which forces the family into hiding;
'Mirror, mirror on the wall, Who is the fairest of us all?' The mirror answered. 'Queen, you are full fair, 'tis true, But Snow White is fairer than you. ' So the wicked queen orders a huntsman to take Snow White into the forest, kill her and bring back her heart as proof. But she is so lovely that he takes pity on her and spares her. Venturing into the depths of the forst, Snow White finds a little house belonging to a family of dwarves who take her in. However, when the queen discovers that Snow White is still alive she is furious and again takes up her mission to do away with fairest maiden in the land. This classic children's story is retold in freah language of elegance and beauty, which brings this extraordinary, haunting story vividly to life again. With all the grace and grandeur that make Snow White the quitessence of all fairy tales, this version with breathtaking illustrations will be treasured by collectors of all ages.