If Roald Dahl had written A Monster Calls . . . A very special book from two rising stars
Everyone is always shouting at Gus to stop leaning back in his chair - but does he care? No way! Then sure enough, the chair falls, he cracks his head and has to spend all summer in bed. Out of the crack escape his memories, dreams and imagination ... and a beautiful little butterfly guide. Gus must follow the butterfly to recapture all he's lost, including that locked box he doesn't seem to want to touch ...
Together they remember fish fingers, snapping bubble wrap, cracked pink soap and the leaky tap; they go wild, stomping around in the joy of imagination and happy dreams - but they can't go any further if Gus won't gather all of his memories. His butterfly will die unless Gus is ready to hear about his mum ...
A delightful and moving exploration of grief and the joy that makes us human, from the effervescent voice of Laura Dockrill, with heartwarming full-colour illustrations from Gwen Millward.
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Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für Kinder
Interest Age: From 7 to 11 years
Illustrationen
Maße
Höhe: 165 mm
Breite: 200 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-80078-094-1 (9781800780941)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Laura Dockrill (Author)
Laura Dockrill is a performance poet and novelist whose inventive vibrant approach to life is reflected in the vividly imagined worlds she creates. She is author of the YA novels Lorali, Aurabel and Big Bones as well as the Darcy Burdock series (Random House) for younger readers. In 2020 her first adult title, What Have I Done? which discussed her experience with post-partum psychosis. Laura lives in London with her husband and young son.
Gwen Millward (Illustrator)
Gwen was brought up in Wales. Originally she had her heart set on becoming a naturalist as she loved studying insects and drawing them. After school she migrated to Edinburgh to study art. She lives in Bristol with her young son.
