本書是王爾德的第二部童話創作集，分別有〈少年國王〉（The Yong King）、〈英妃妲的生日〉（The Birthday of the Infanta）、〈漁夫和他的靈魂〉（The Fisherman and His Soul）及〈星孩〉（The Star-Child）。 〈少年國王〉描寫老國王的獨生女愛上了低下階層的人，王子被送到遠處農家扶養。加冕時他才16歲，就在前一晚做了三個夢，然而是什
A soul-stirring reimagined Grimm tale by award-winning author Sally Nicholls and hauntingly illustrated by Júlia Sardà which will spellbind and thrill readers of all ages. Nominated for a 2025 Carnegie Medal for Illustration!When a poor fisherman chooses Death to be godfather to his son, he’s sure he’s made a good choice – for surely there’s no man more honest than Death? At the christening, Death gives the fisherman a gift that seems at first to be the key to the family’s fortune, but when greed overcomes the fisherman, he learns that nobody can truly cheat Death . .
