SKELLIG

The bestselling story about love, loss and hope that launched David Almond as one of the best childrens writers of today. Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread childrens book of the Year Award, this unforgettable book now has captivating illustrations by Tom de Freston to celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary. When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sisters illness, Michaels world seems suddenly lonely and uncertain.One Sunday afternoon, he stumbles into the ramshackle garage of his new home and finds something magical. A strange creature - human` beast` bird` angel` - a being who needs Michaels help if he is to survive. With his new friend Mina, Michael nourishes Skellig back to health. But Skellig is far more than he at first appears, and as he helps Michael breathe life into his tiny sister, Michaels world changes for ever ...Skellig won the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Childrens Book Award. David Almond is also winner of the Hans Christian Andersen award, the Nonino International Prize, and has received an OBE for services to literature. He is celebrated as - in the words of the Independent - a master storyteller. This strange, hugely readable and life-affirming tale exercises every muscle of the imagination Guardian