- Published: 1 October 2015
- ISBN: 9781784870539
- Imprint: Vintage Children's Classics
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 464
- RRP: $27.99
King Matt The First
- Published: 1 October 2015
- ISBN: 9781784870539
- Imprint: Vintage Children's Classics
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 464
- RRP: $27.99
Unforgettable to the last full stop. One of the great classics
Michael Morpurgo, Children's Laureate
Janusz Korczak is an important writer... His message is still relevant today, that children matter; indeed that they should be a priority in our culture, because it's only with a child's imagination that grown-ups can begin to conceive a better world
Yann Martel, author of 'Life of Pi'
Absolutely wonderful. A gripping and classic entertainment from start to shocking finish. Definitely a book for all ages
Matt Haig, author of 'The Last Family in England'
The spirit of Korczak, living on, could make a better world for all humans
Publisher's Weekly
Droll and melancholy, wry and touching, King Matt is a fable that offers a fierce, truthful picture of children struggling to make sense of grown-up nonsense... This small masterpiece is a rare tribute to the psychological depth and marvellous workings of a child's heart and mind
Maurice Sendak, author of 'Where the Wild Things Are'
For the world today, Janusz Korczak is a symbol of true religion and true morality
Pope John Paul II
A rediscovered kid's fantasy to enthral a new generation. Nearly seven decades before a kid named Harry pottered about with magic, Janusz Korczak's orphan boy King Matt the First captivated children all across Europe. Matt's message of hope shines past Korczak's tragic end in 1942 at a Nazi death camp with 200 Jewish orphans he refused to abandon
Parade
Matt is clearly an ancestor of Antoine de Saint-Exupery's Little Prince
San Francisco Chronicle