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Skellig: the 25th anniversary illustrated edition

By David Almond
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In Skellig: the 25th anniversary illustrated edition by David Almond, young Michael discovers a mysterious, ailing creature hidden in the garage of his family's new home. As Michael befriends the mysterious figure and enlists the help of his friend Mina, they embark on a transformative journey that blends the ordinary with the magical. This captivating tale explores themes of friendship, healing, and the extraordinary in the everyday.
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You might enjoy this story if you appreciate tales that blend realism with a touch of magic, as it follows a boy who discovers a mysterious, winged figure in his garage. This beautifully illustrated edition enhances the enchanting and emotional journey that explores themes of friendship, family, and hope.

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Skellig: the 25th anniversary illustrated edition

The bestselling story about love, loss and hope that launched David Almond as one of the best children's writers of today. Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award, this unforgettable book now has captivating illustrations by Tom de Freston to celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary.

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The bestselling story about love, loss and hope that launched David Almond as one of the best children's writers of today. Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's 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 sister's illness, Michael's 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 Michael's 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, Michael's world changes for ever ...

Skellig won the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's 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

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Skellig: the 25th anniversary illustrated edition by David Almond is celebrated for its beautiful and surreal narrative about a boy discovering a mysterious creature while his sister is in hospital. The addition of Tom de Freston's atmospheric illustrations in this edition has been praised for enhancing the story's depth and electrifying appeal, even after more than two decades since its original release.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781444972283

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 August 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Children's Books

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Tom de Freston
  • Illustrated by Tom de Freston

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 158.0mm

Height: 236.0mm

Weight: 473g

Pages: 320

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational David Almond Young Adult

About the 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 Children's Fiction Prize. He has also won the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the world's most prestigious prize for children's 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 children's authors writing today. He has one amazing daughter. He lives in Newcastle, the city in which he was born.

www.davidalmond.com

Tom de Freston has worked as an acclaimed artist for many years, and made his illustrative debut with his collaboration with Kiran Millwood Hargrave on Julia and the Shark. He constructs multimedia worlds, combining paintings, film and performance into immersive visceral narratives. He lives in Oxford, in a house between a river and a forest.

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