A beautiful, lyrical story of a little boy and his two best friends, told in enchanting verse by renowned poet Owen Sheers and magnificently illustrated by award-winning artist Helen Stephens.
Poet Owen Sheers and award-winning illustrator Helen Stephens have beautifully imagined the story of a little boy named Drew who sets off on an adventure with his best friends, Bunny and Moo. As the three fly around the world on a magic rug, powered by the friendship they share, they run into pirates and trouble on the dark sea. Can the three best friends find what they need to return home?

Creators

Owen Sheers is an award-winning author, poet and playwright. Twice winner of the Wales Book of the Year, his books of poetry include Skirrid Hill, winner of a Somerset Maugham Award, and the verse drama Pink Mist, winner of the Hay Festival Poetry Medal. In 2018 he was awarded the Wilfred Owen Poetry Award. His 2016 film-poem The Green Hollow, about the Aberfan disaster was BAFTA and Grierson nominated and won three BAFTA Cymru awards including Best Writer. Chair of Wales PEN Cymru and Professor in Creativity at Swansea University.
Helen Stephens is an award winning author and illustrator, best known for her picture books: the How to Hide a Lion series, Fleabag and The Night Iceberg. How to Hide a Lion was nominated for The Kate Greenaway Medal and The Redhouse Book Awards.

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Featured in The Bookseller’s Wales Focus for July 2023 – June 2024 titles

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