The Happy Prince

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· Bolinda · Narrated by Tian Chaudhry
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Swallow is a homeless boy who's just arrived in the big city. He settles down for the night under the golden and bejewelled statue of the Happy Prince, yet when he looks up he sees the statue is weeping. What could a golden Happy Prince possibly have to feel sad about? But from his view high above the city, the prince can see the suffering of the poor. He asks little Swallow to take his jewels and gold to the people who need them most. Can the statue and the boy find a way to bring happiness to everyone in the city?
Swallow is a homeless boy who's just arrived in the big city. He settles down for the night under the golden and bejewelled statue of the Happy Prince, yet when he looks up he sees the statue is weeping. What could a golden Happy Prince possibly have to feel sad about? But from his view high abov...

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Harry Woodgate is an award-winning illustrator and author. Their vibrant and uplifting artwork has appeared in a range of book cover designs, and they have illustrated Iona Tulloch's Lonesome Bog and Little Dog (2018), Isabel Otter's How to Build a City (2019) and Katie Sahota's Little Glow (2021). Woodgate's debut picture book, Grandad's Camper (2021), is a joyous and life-affirming story of a girl who helps her grandfather embrace life again following the death of his beloved partner. It has been nominated for various prizes, including the CILIP Kate Greenway Medal 2022 and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2022.

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. Today he is remembered for his epigrams, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, his plays, and the circumstances of his imprisonment and early death.

Tian Chaudhry is a graduate of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and has appeared in film and television projects including The Invitation (Sony), Rogue Agent (Netflix), and Apple TV's Trying. She has a lifelong love of storytelling and delights in bringing characters and adventures to life through her voice. Her narration credits include middle-grade titles like The Girl with Gills by Becca Rogers.

Harry Woodgate is an award-winning illustrator and author. Their vibrant and uplifting artwork has appeared in a range of book cover designs, and they have illustrated Iona Tulloch's Lonesome Bog and Little Dog (2018), Isabel Otter's How to Build a City (2019) and Katie Sahota's Little Glow (2021...

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