The Woman Who Turned Children into Birds
- Publisher : Walker Books
- Publishing year : September 2024
- Binding : Paperback
- ISBN : 9781529519273
- Imprint : Walker Books
- Age Group : Early Reader
- Language : English
A powerful and uplifting tale about freeing the imagination from master storyteller David Almond.She made her marks.She ...
A powerful and uplifting tale about freeing the imagination from master storyteller David Almond.
She made her marks.
She whispered her words.
Then she said,
“Go on. Be happy. Up you go."
When Nanty Solo comes to town, she says she can turn children into birds. The parents are sceptical, but the children want to fly. And before very long, everyone does. A celebratory, lyrical story that will make your heart and imagination soar. Written by internationally acclaimed author David Almond and brought to life in glorious uplifting paintings by award-winning illustrator Laura Carlin.
David Almond is the author of Skellig, My Name is Mina, Counting Stars, The Savage, Island, A Song for Ella Grey, The Colour of the Sun and many other novels, stories, picture books, opera librettos, songs and plays. His work is translated into 40 languages, and is widely adapted for stage and screen. His major awards include the Carnegie Medal, two Whitbread Awards, the Eleanor Farjeon Award, the Michael L Printz Award (USA), Le Prix Sorcières (France) and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. In 2010 he won the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the world's most prestigious prize for children's authors.
David speaks at festivals and conferences around the world. He is Professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. He is widely regarded as one of the most exciting, inspirational and innovative children's authors writing today. He has one amazing daughter. He lives in Bath and in Newcastle, the city in which he was born.
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