Half a Creature from the Sea: A Life in Stories

The Colour of the Sun

Kit's Wilderness

My Dad's a Birdman

The Tale of Angelino Brown

Slog's Dad

Raven Summer

The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas

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

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

The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas

David Almond, Almond D, 2012