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Toby Alone

By Timothée de Fombelle
Series: 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... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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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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  • Toby Alone
    Toby Alone
    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...
    By Timothée de Fombelle
    Paperback
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  • Toby and the Secrets of the Tree
    Toby and the Secrets of the Tree
    The second and final part of the thrilling environmental adventure of heroism and friendship in an unforgettable miniature world. Toby and the Secrets of the Tree unfolds as Toby’s world is under greater threat than ever before. A giant crater has been dug right into the centre of the Tree, moss and lichen invade the branches, and one tyrant controls...
    By Timothée de Fombelle
    Paperback
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Book Details

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

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Series: Toby Alone Timothée de Fombelle Young Adult

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.

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