Overview

A philosophical adventure story for early readers that playfully combines fairytale with absurd comedy to ask a big question about what makes a good life. As a newborn, Edith received two gifts: the ability to bring any object to life and eternal childhood. That’s why today, 100 years later, Edith is celebrating her centenary as a seven-year-old. What will she wish for this time? Certainly a new life—being seven forever has its downside. On her birthday, Edith sets off to find the fairy who bewitched her and reverse the spell. She takes her only friends, a wise dog and a talking lemon. Fully illustrated in colour, this one-of-a-kind chapter book bursts with good things: the dry wit of a faithful dog, a fairytale adventure, camping, boating, friendship and danger, and a question that matters.

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""A sparkling celebration of life rooted in change, aging, and the necessity of death itself.""—starred, Kirkus Reviews

Author Information

Catharina Valckx has written and illustrated more than thirty books and been nominated five times for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award—most recently in 2025. Her books are published in eleven languages and have won numerous awards.

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