The Midnight Panther
Will be published approx. on 20. June 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-1-78741-893-6 (ISBN)
Description
Shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration 2024!
Panther is not like the other cats. Leopard has beautiful spots, Tiger has impressive stripes and Lion has a magnificent mane. Panther is small, shy and dark.
One night he decides to go and find out where in the jungle he really belongs. Finally summoning the courage to scale the treetops, he answers the call of moonlight and ink-black night. Perhaps up among the stars he will find out something about his own strength and beauty.
A stunning fable about courage and finding your place in the world, with beautiful illustrations by Greenaway-shortlisted Poonam Mistry. The perfect gift book.
Panther is not like the other cats. Leopard has beautiful spots, Tiger has impressive stripes and Lion has a magnificent mane. Panther is small, shy and dark.
One night he decides to go and find out where in the jungle he really belongs. Finally summoning the courage to scale the treetops, he answers the call of moonlight and ink-black night. Perhaps up among the stars he will find out something about his own strength and beauty.
A stunning fable about courage and finding your place in the world, with beautiful illustrations by Greenaway-shortlisted Poonam Mistry. The perfect gift book.
Reviews / Votes
The Midnight Panther is a truly joyous read that will appeal to readers of all ages. Its deceptively simple story of finding your place in the world is wonderfully enhanced by the incredible illustrations. This is truly a book to treasure. * School Reading List * Mistry's mesmerising and inspirational fable about courage and self-discovery resonates with colour, fabulous design and atmospheric illustration. The perfect gift for little ones seeking their own way in the world. -- Pam Norfolk * Lancashire Evening Post * heartwarming, sensitive and a joy to read * Check 'Em Out Books * A meaningful tale about recognising your own strength and beauty [...] stunning picture book for young children. * Juno Magazine * A visual masterpiece. -- Tom Tolkien * School Reading List *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 3 years
Dimensions
Height: 301 mm
Width: 223 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
278 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78741-893-6 (9781787418936)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Poonam Mistry is a illustrator based in Leicester. Her style incorporates her love of nature and her Indian roots and explores the relationships between pattern, shapes and colour. Alongside her illustrations, she tells powerful stories that are full of heart and packed with fable-like messages for children to hold onto. Her first book with Templar, The Midnight Panther, was published in 2022 and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration in 2024. She has also been shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal three times; in 2019 for her debut picture book, You're Safe with Me, in 2020 for You're Snug with Me and in 2021 for How the Stars Came to Be.