Where Snow Angels Go : A magical book and a new modern classic for children aged 5, 6, 7, 8 from the award-winning author of HAMNET, about the bravery of a little girl and the miracle of a snowy day

Have you ever woken up suddenly, in the middle of the night, without knowing why?

From Maggie O'Farrell, the best-selling and award-winning author of Hamnet - now a major film starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal - comes an extraordinary, magical modern fairy tale, and a brand new classic, about the bravery of a little girl and the miracle of a snowy day.

With breathtakingly imaginative storytelling, and exquisite illustrations from Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini, this is an ideal gift and an enchanting read to share with children aged 5-8, that will help make them feel safe and protected.

Sylvie wakes one night, suddenly, without knowing why... Then she sees the most spectacular sight - a pair of wings, enormous in size, made of the softest snow-white feathers imaginable. An angel in her bedroom ... a snow angel. He tells her that he is here to look after her, for Sylvie is not as well as she seems...

Many months later, as Sylvie recovers from her illness, she longs to see her snow angel again. He saved her life, after all. There is so much she wants to tell him, so much she wants to know. Will he ever come back to her? And how can Sylvie make sure that everyone she loves has their own snow angel, to keep them safe, too?

- The first book in a trilogy of modern fairy tales by Maggie O'Farrell and Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini featuring children with real life problems and the mythical creatures that attend to them.
- For fans of Shirley Hughes, Raymond Briggs and The Snow Queen.
- Look out for The Boy Who Lost His Spark and When the Stammer Came to Stay.


"As perfect as a snowflake. As magical as snow. Maggie O'Farrell has written an instant classic that will live on in the hearts and imaginations of readers." - M. G. Leonard

"An assured classic." - The Irish Times

"A beautifully illustrated modern day fairy tale boasting magic, mystery and miracles that is as delightful to hold and look at as it is to read." - The Irish Post

"Has the magic of such classic Christmas tales as The Snow Queen, The Snowman and It's a Wonderful Life." - The Sunday Times & The Sunday Times Ireland

"Award-winning novelist Maggie O'Farrell's first children's book carries a subtle message about young people's fears. The dream-like quality of the breathtaking illustrations enhances this emotive and powerful story." - The Daily Mail & The Scottish Daily Mail

"The story has all the grace and lyricism of one of Oscar Wilde's fables, garnished with sublime watercolour artwork by Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini." - The Financial Times

"Maggie O'Farrell weaves resilience and bravery into her elegant debut picture book. An unforgettable winter adventure." - The Guardian

Maggie O'Farrell is an award-winning Irish-British author. Her books for adults have received international acclaim; she has won the Betty Trask Award for her debut novel After You'd Gone, the Somerset Maugham Award in 2005 for The Distance Between Us, the 2013 Costa Novel Award for The Hand That First Held Mine and her non-fiction book I Am I Am I Am reached number 1 on the Sunday Times bestseller list. Her book Hamnet won the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2020 and was named Waterstones Book of the Year. It has sold over 700,000 copies in the English language to date, spent sixteen weeks in the top ten in 2020 and went to number 1 in paperback. Hamnet has also been translated into over 31 different countries worldwide. Her books for children include Where Snow Angels Go, The Boy Who Lost His Spark which won the KPMG Children's Book Ireland Honour Award for Children's Books, and When the Stammer Came to Stay. Find her online at maggieofarrell.com
Daniela Terrazzini studied Fine Art in Milan and moved to London to study Photography at the London College of Printing. She is now an illustrator of both detailed paintings and graphic surface patterns. She has illustrated Where Snow Angels Go, The Boy Who Lost His Spark and When the Stammer Came to Stay, all by Maggie O'Farrell, The Night I Met Father Christmas by Ben Miller and The Seeing Stitch by Jane Yolan. Follow her on Twitter as @DJTerrazzini and Instagram as @danielajterrazzini.