Sally Gardner

‘This captivating series of adventures is ideal for those who love whimsical humour’ Guardian, Best Children’s Books of the Year Written by Carnegie and Costa Award-winning author Sally Gardner and beautifully illustrated throughout by Greenaway-shortlisted artist Chris Mould, Pernickety Boo is the unforgettable story of a very unusual umbrella. 'Hello,' said the umbrella. 'Gosh,' said the boy. The umbrella's handle...

Shades of Sarah Waters… irresistible – The Guardian ‘I would like to make myself the heroine of this story – an innocent victim led astray. But alas sir, I would be lying…’ London, 1756: In Newgate prison, Tully Truegood awaits trial. Her fate hanging in the balance, she tells her life-story. It’s a tale that takes her from skivvy in...

An imaginative novel with a suspenseful challenge and a vivid backstage world of intrigue and romance... Original and rich Sunday Times Book of the Week. From I, Coriander to Invisible in a Bright Light, Sally Gardner's first middle grade novel in 14 years soars with the imagination of a master storyteller. A pitch-perfect story about a crystal chandelier that splinters...

'I have no idea how long I have been incarcerated in these ancient walls . . . Let me explain how I find myself in this predicament . . .'Set in the hot houses of a stately home in eighteenth century England, a gardener falls from grace when the Duke sets him the impossible task of growing prize pineapples fit...

A starkly original and heartbreaking tale of friendship and rebellion. Winner of the Carnegie Medal and a 2012 Costa Award winner. Narrated against the backdrop of a ruthless regime determined to beat its enemies in the race to the moon, Maggot Moon is the stunning new novel from award-winning author Sally Gardner. When his best friend Hector is suddenly taken...

'Gorgeous storytelling and illustrations. Perfect for 5+ year olds' School Reading ListAn enchanting fairy tale about three princesses with hearts made of glass, written and illustrated by Costa and Carnegie winning Sally Gardner.In a faraway, magical kingdom of palaces built on water and secret gardens, there once lived three princesses whose hearts were made of glass. The first princess's heart...

An estate on the line. A marriage of convenience. A bride with a hidden past… Read the spellbinding new Regency novel from multi-award-winning author Sally Gardner. An estate on the line. In 1796, Duval Harlington, recently released from prison in France, is on his way home. Memories of the tranquil family estate kept his spirits high through his worst days...

Halloween has nearly arrived, but a young witch is in a pickle. She has cast a spell and shrunk herself by mistake! When a gust of wind blows her out to sea, her best friend, a little ghost, goes with her. They find themselves landing on Rubbish Island where the Tindims haven't met witches or ghosts before, and the witch...

'A masterpiece of nostalgia, magic and warm-hearted storytelling... [It] will keep 4+ year olds enchanted for hours' School Reading ListCosta and Carnegie winning author and artist’s timeless, enchanting picture book, about shopping with the fairies in Silverbell Street.In Silverbell Street the shops are always open, if you believe in fairies. You can buy a cloak of invisibility or magic lamp,...

READ SALLY GARDNER'S LATEST SPELLBINDING HISTORICAL NOVEL, THE BRIDE STONE, NOW SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA GOLD CROWN 2023 Neva is born into a world of trickery and illusion, where fortunes are won and lost on the turn of a card. But she is also born with an extraordinary gift: she can predict the weather. In Regency England, where the proper...

'A masterpiece of nostalgia, magic and warm-hearted storytelling... [It] will keep 4+ year olds enchanted for hours' School Reading ListCosta and Carnegie winning author and artist’s timeless, enchanting picture book, about shopping with the fairies in Silverbell Street.In Silverbell Street the shops are always open, if you believe in fairies. You can buy a cloak of invisibility or magic lamp,...

Otto Hundebiss is tired of war, but when he defies Death, he walks a dangerous path. A half-beast, half-man gives him shoes and dice, which will lead him deep into a web of dark magic and mystery. He meets the beautiful Safire—pure of heart and spirit, the scheming Mistress Jabber, and the terrifying Lady of the Nail. He learns the...

Turning our everyday rubbish into treasure, the tiny Tindims dive deep for an underwater adventure. The Tindims all have diaries, but nothing exciting to write in them. Until the day that Pinch digs a very deep hole and finds something interesting. Adventure is in the air! The Tindims come face to face with a fearsome Garbage Gobbler, they bump into...

A stunning story set in seventeenth-century London and the fairy world, from a CARNEGIE MEDAL and COSTA-prizewinning author. The story is told by Coriander, daughter of a silk merchant in 1650s London. Her idyllic childhood ends when her mother dies and her father goes away, leaving Coriander with her stepmother, a widow who is in cahoots with a fundamentalist Puritan...

An enchanting fairytale about Mr Tiger and his troupe of acrobats, Betsy K. Glory, the daughter of a mermaid and an ice-cream maker, from bestselling author Sally Gardner and illustrated by Nick Maland. 'Tigers have their secrets and their whiskers, their tails and their tales.' Sally Gardner's enchanting new series, illustrated by Nick Maland, is a fairy tale full of...

AJ Flynn has just failed all but one of his GCSEs, and his future is looking far from rosy. So when he is offered a junior position at a London law firm, he hopes his life is about to change—but he could never have imagined by how much. Tidying up the archive one day, AJ finds an old key, mysteriously...