Toby Alone
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A multi-award-winning adventure of heroism, friendship and survival with a powerful ecological message – set in an epic miniature world.
Toby Alone introduces readers to Toby Lolness, who is just one and a half millimetres tall and the most wanted person in his world, the Great Oak Tree. When Toby’s father makes a ground-breaking discovery, tapping into the very heart of the Tree’s energy, he also realises that exploiting it could permanently damage their world. Refusing to reveal the secret of his invention to an enraged community, the family is exiled. But one man is determined to get hold of the forbidden knowledge... and his plan is to destroy the Tree.
Now Toby's parents have been imprisoned and sentenced to death. Only Toby has managed to escape, but for how long?
Series: Toby Alone
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529534306
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 April 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Walker Books Ltd
Contributors:
- Translated by Sarah Ardizzone
- Illustrated by Francois Place
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 194.0mm
Weight: 260g
Pages: 400
About the Author
Timothée de Fombelle is a much-admired French playwright. Initially working as a teacher/lecturer, he soon turned to writing and in 2006 produced his first novel, Toby Alone, known in his native France as Tobie Lolness. Highly acclaimed, it has been translated into 22 different languages and has won numerous prizes. Toby’s extraordinary story continues in Toby and the Secrets of the Tree.
Also by Timothée de Fombelle
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