Flora's Magic House - by Binette Schroeder (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Friendship and calm under pressure save the day! When a lonely doll's wish to see the world comes true, she realizes that friendship matters most of all. A German picture book classic back in print for the first time since 1986.

The little doll Flora is lonely and sad because she can't travel the world like her best friend Robert the Bird. To cheer her up, Robert invites two of his best friends over--Magic Box, a boastful fellow with a box for a head, and Humpty Dumpty, the shy Englishman in the shape of an egg. Magic Box, who says he can make anything with his magic scissors, snips a house out of paper for them to have a party. But when a storm comes and puts them all in danger, it's Humpty Dumpty who comes to the rescue.

Back in print, this thoughtful and adventurous story is a classic of European children's literature.

Review Quotes

"Schroeder's ethereal pastels offer a surreal quality to this visually engrossing encounter" -Publishers Weekly, on Laura-- "Publishers Weekly on Laura"

There is a lot of Binette Schroeder's personality in Lupinchen and Laura, these idiosyncratic, autonomous strong personalities who want something from the world in a gentle, yet determined way.--Christiane Raabe " International Youth Library"

About the Author

BINETTE SCHROEDER (1939-2022) was born in Hamburg, Germany. After studying graphic design at a private school in Munich, Germany, she studied at the university for design in Basel, Switzerland. Flora's Magic House, her debut, was an artistic breakthrough. Some of her other books include: Mr. Gray and Frieda Frolic, Binette Schroeder's Well of Stories, and The Frog Prince. Her oeuvre was awarded the Special Prize of the German Youth Literature Prize in 1997, and in 2004 the Grand Prize of the Academy for Children and Adolescent Literature, Volkach, Germany. Binette Schroeder lived in Munich with her husband, Peter Nickl, a children's book author and a lawyer.