Puppet
Age 8+
Fantasy & Magical Realism
From Hans Christian Andersen Medal-winning author David Almond comes a heartwarming story that shows anything is possible with imagination and trust.
What should a puppet master do when he’s old and alone, and all his puppets are gone? Sylvester makes one last puppet. But this one is different. When the old man speaks to him, Puppet speaks back. And then he walks…
While Sylvester shows Puppet the town, the playground and the wonders the world holds, Puppet in turn helps Sylvester to make a new friend, and share his puppet-making skills with the next generation in this wonder-filled story of creation and the circle of life.
Illustrated with sequences of wordless spreads by award-winning artist Lizzy Stewart, this is a modern-day classic.
Creators
David Almond OBE is the acclaimed author of many award-winning novels for children such as Skellig, Kit's Wilderness and My Name Is Mina, and has collaborated with artists Polly Dunbar, Dave McKean, Alex T. Smith and Oliver Jeffers on fiction for younger readers. David's books sell all over the world, and in 2011 he was the recipient of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award. For more info visit www.davidalmond.com
Lizzy Stewart is an illustrator and author currently based in London. She has written and illustrated three picture books for children and three illustrated books for adults. In 2017 her picture book There's a Tiger in the Garden won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and World Illustration Award. Her debut full-length novel Alison was published in July 2022. She teaches illustration at Goldsmiths University and has also taught courses at the Tate and on behalf of the National Portrait Gallery.
Reviews
For readers who have not met the work of this extraordinary writer (a Hans Christian Andersen Award winner)… this could be a good entry point. Best of all, read it aloud with anyone from six years up – but be warned, in some poignant scenes it may be hard to hold back tears.
Magpies Magazine
I loved every word of this, and certainly every nuance with the themes of love, creation, legacy, imperfections and acceptance.
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