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A Way to the Stars (HB) by David Almond
$29.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Hans Christian Andersen Award winner David Almond conjures the imaginative bond between a father and son as they pool their resources to defeat gravity and realize a dream. Joe is starstruck, determined to find his way up, up, up to the magical lights in the night sky. "In your dreams!" his pals say ...Show more
Brand New Boy by David Almond
$19.99 AUD
Category: Older Readers
An inventive tale by a beloved Hans Christian Andersen Award winner celebrates our differences--and the joys of inclusion--through the lens of artificial intelligence. From the boundless imagination of David Almond comes a thought-provoking question, packaged in a lively illustrated chapter book: what ...Show more
Harry Miller's Run by David Almond
$17.99 AUD
Category: Junior Fiction
A joyful, uplifting story of times gone by from the internationally acclaimed author of Skellig, illustrated in full colour by the award-winning illustrator of A Walk in London. Liam just wants to go out running with his mates - it's not long till the Junior Great North Run, and there's training to be d ...Show more
Mouse Bird Snake Wolf by David Almond
$16.99 AUD
Category: Junior Fiction
The dream team of David Almond and Dave McKean bring us a complete story set in an incomplete world. The gods have created a world - they've built mountains, a sea and a sky - and now their days are filled with long naps in the clouds (and tea and cake). That's until Harry, Sue and Little Ben begin to f ...Show more
My Dad's a Birdman by David Almond
$15.99 AUD
Category: Junior Fiction
Join a father and daughter as they find their wings together and take to the skies in this funny, tender tale from the master of contemporary storytelling.Lizzie and Dad live in a rainy town in the north of England. It's just the two of them, and Auntie Doreen, who pops round to check Lizzie's spellings ...Show more
My Dad's a Birdman by David Almond
$16.99 AUD
Category: Junior Fiction
Lizzie and Dad live in a rainy town in the north of England. It's just the two of them, and Auntie Doreen, who pops round to check Lizzie's spellings and tell Dad he's daft - and make them nice hot dumplings. But today there's something unusual going on: why is Dad building himself a pair of wings and s ...Show more
Puppet by David Almond
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Writing in the tradition of Pinocchio, Hans Christian Anderson Award winner David Almond brings his ineffable touch to a warm and wistful story that shows anything is possible with imagination and trust. "You're a mystery, aren't you, Puppet? But isn't everything a mystery? Not just you, but every singl ...Show more
Skellig by David Almond
$19.99 AUD
Category: Young Adult | Series: Skellig
When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sister's illness, Michael's world seems suddenly lonely and uncertain. Then, one Sunday afternoon, he stumbles into the old, ramshackle garage of his new home, and finds something magical. A strange creature - part owl, part angel, a being who needs Mic ...Show more
The Boy Who Climbed into the Moon by David Almond
$16.99 AUD
Category: Junior Fiction
This is a magnificent tale of crackpot notions and sky-high courage - from David Almond, the master of magical realism, with illustrations by the award-winning Polly Dunbar. Paul believes that the moon is not the moon, but is a great hole in the sky. It's one of many strange ideas that he's never told a ...Show more
The Boy Who Climbed into the Moon by David Almond; Polly Dunbar (Illustrator)
$17.99 AUD
Category: Junior Fiction
Crackpot notions, community spirit, and sky-high aspirations transform a quiet boy's life in this whimsical tale from the stellar team of David Almond and Polly Dunbar. There are some strange ideas floating around in Paul's apartment block. There's Mabel, who now calls herself Molly and whose brother hi ...Show more
The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas by David Almond
$16.99 AUD
Category: Older Readers
Multi-award-winning author David Almond brings us a joyfully life-affirming and fabulously fishy tale about one boy's journey from anguish to joy. Stanley Potts is just an ordinary boy, but when all the jobs in Fish Quay disappear his Uncle Ernie develops an extraordinary fascination with canning fish. ...Show more