Half a Creature from the Sea: A Life in Stories

The Colour of the Sun

Two Plays

Kit's Wilderness

My Dad's a Birdman

The Tale of Angelino Brown

Slog's Dad

Raven Summer

An enchanting and heart-warming story between a father and son, that will make you want to reach for stars.Joe wants to find a way to the stars. With the help of his dad, he builds a ladder, a tower, even a rocket to go up, up, up… Oh no! Crash, bang, wallop! What next?Together, the pair jump on pogo sticks and build sheds to paint their dreams and find a way. An uplifting and magical tale of sky-high courage, imagination and the bond between father and son that will make your heart soar. Written by internationally acclaimed author David Almond and brought to glorious life by award-winning illustrator Gill Smith in their first collaboration.

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Half a Creature from the Sea: A Life in Stories

David Almond, Eleanor Taylor, 2014

The Colour of the Sun

David Almond, 2018

Two Plays

David Almond, 2005

Kit's Wilderness

David Almond, 1999

My Dad's a Birdman

David Almond, Polly Dunbar, 2007

The Tale of Angelino Brown

Alex T. Smith, David Almond, 2017

Slog's Dad

David Almond, Dave McKean, 2010

Raven Summer

David Almond, 2009