Deerheart
A gripping and suspenseful modern fairy tale from two legendary Irish children's book-makers
Will be published approx. on 13. August 2026
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-1-5295-2587-8 (ISBN)
Description
A gripping and suspenseful ecological fairy tale set in old Ireland, from two legendary Irish children's book-makers.
Three fairy shapeshifter witches are the guardians of the Creedon Stone, the source of all magic, which runs all the way from the middle of the forest to the centre of mother earth. The witches' changeling powers allow the eldest sister, Scrawb, to fight as a crow; the middle sister, Hackle, a wolf; and the youngest, Deerheart, a speckled red doe. When humans come to steal the magic for their own ends, young Deerheart must step up and discover the power within her.
Three fairy shapeshifter witches are the guardians of the Creedon Stone, the source of all magic, which runs all the way from the middle of the forest to the centre of mother earth. The witches' changeling powers allow the eldest sister, Scrawb, to fight as a crow; the middle sister, Hackle, a wolf; and the youngest, Deerheart, a speckled red doe. When humans come to steal the magic for their own ends, young Deerheart must step up and discover the power within her.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Walker Books Ltd
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 12 years
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 162 mm
Weight
270 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5295-2587-8 (9781529525878)
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Eoin (pronounced "Owen") Colfer has written several bestselling children's novels, including the Artemis Fowl series, which has been translated into forty-two languages and won several international awards. Eoin has always had a strong sense of fairness, and in response to Article 24 he wrote his story about the injustice of a child whose youth is cut short through no fault of his own. He also wanted to show that bad things can happen close to home as well as far away. He lives in Ireland.
P.J. Lynch has won many awards, including the Mother Goose Award, the Christopher Medal three times, the Irish Bisto Book of the Year Award, and the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal twice - first for The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski and again for When Jessie Came Across the Sea by Amy Hest. P.J. Lynch was Irish Children's Laureate and has been commissioned to design posters for Opera Ireland and the Abbey Theatre, as well as designing stamps for An Post. He lives in Ireland.
P.J. Lynch has won many awards, including the Mother Goose Award, the Christopher Medal three times, the Irish Bisto Book of the Year Award, and the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal twice - first for The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski and again for When Jessie Came Across the Sea by Amy Hest. P.J. Lynch was Irish Children's Laureate and has been commissioned to design posters for Opera Ireland and the Abbey Theatre, as well as designing stamps for An Post. He lives in Ireland.