Skellig: the 25th anniversary illustrated edition by David Almond Paperback Book

Description: Skellig: the 25th anniversary illustrated edition by David Almond, Tom de Freston Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description The bestselling story about love, loss and hope that launched David Almond as one of the best childrens writers of today. Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread childrens book of the Year Award, this unforgettable book now has captivating illustrations by Tom de Freston to celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary. Publisher Description The bestselling story about love, loss and hope that launched David Almond as one of the best childrens writers of today. Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread childrens book of the Year Award, this unforgettable book now has captivating illustrations by Tom de Freston to celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary. When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sisters illness, Michaels world seems suddenly lonely and uncertain.One Sunday afternoon, he stumbles into the ramshackle garage of his new home and finds something magical. A strange creature - human? beast? bird? angel? - a being who needs Michaels help if he is to survive. With his new friend Mina, Michael nourishes Skellig back to health. But Skellig is far more than he at first appears, and as he helps Michael breathe life into his tiny sister, Michaels world changes for ever ...Skellig won the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Childrens Book Award. David Almond is also winner of the Hans Christian Andersen award, the Nonino International Prize, and has received an OBE for services to literature. He is celebrated as - in the words of the Independent - a master storyteller. This strange, hugely readable and life-affirming tale exercises every muscle of the imagination Guardian Author Biography David Almond (Author) David Almond is the author of Skellig, My Name is Mina, Island, Bone Music and many other novels, stories, picture books, opera librettos, songs and plays. His work is translated into 40 languages, and is widely adapted for stage and screen. His major awards include the Carnegie Medal, two Whitbread Awards, the Eleanor Farjeon Award, the Michael L Printz Award (USA), Le Prix Sorcieres (France), the Nonino International Prize, the James Kruss Prize and the Guardian Childrens Fiction Prize. He has also won the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the worlds most prestigious prize for childrens authors. In 2021, David was awarded an OBE for services to literature.David speaks at festivals and conferences around the world. He is Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. He is widely regarded as one of the most exciting, inspirational and innovative childrens authors writing today. He has one amazing daughter. He lives in Newcastle, the city in which he was born.Tom de Freston (Illustrator) Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Tom de Freston met in 2009, when Kiran was a student and Tom was artist-in-residence at Cambridge University. They have been a couple and collaborators ever since, but Julia and the Shark is their first novel. Kiran is the award-winning, bestselling author of stories including The Girl of Ink & Stars, The Way Past Winter, and The Deathless Girls, and Tom is making his illustrative debut having worked as an acclaimed artist for many years. They live in Oxford with their rescue cat Luna, in a house between a river and a forest. Details ISBN 1444967789 ISBN-13 9781444967784 Title Skellig: the 25th anniversary illustrated edition Author David Almond, Tom de Freston Format Paperback Year 2024 Pages 320 Publisher Hachette Childrens Group GE_Item_ID:158824768; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. 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