Cricket
Annet Schaap(Author)
Pushkin Children's Books (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 11. February 2027
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-1-78269-594-3 (ISBN)
Description
Eliza used to have six brothers - now five are gone. According to her stepmother, they drowned tragically at sea. But Eliza is certain that they are still out there, somewhere, in desperate need of her help. And, although she has no proof, she is also convinced that her stepmother had something to do with their disappearance.
To find them, Eliza escapes from home with the one brother she has left: Cricket. He is a scaredy-cat, a cry-baby and a bit of a burden, but he is all Eliza has. Together, they begin the search for their lost brothers. They journey to faraway lands and encounter unimaginable dangers. But even as everything goes wrong, they never give up hope...
To find them, Eliza escapes from home with the one brother she has left: Cricket. He is a scaredy-cat, a cry-baby and a bit of a burden, but he is all Eliza has. Together, they begin the search for their lost brothers. They journey to faraway lands and encounter unimaginable dangers. But even as everything goes wrong, they never give up hope...
Reviews / Votes
-- Praise for Lampie * - * Lampie stood out... a dark-and-stormy-night of a fairytale that I absolutely loved * Observer, Best Books of 2019 * Schaap is a famous illustrator in the Netherlands and her debut novel will illuminate children all around the world * The Times, 20 Children's Books for Summer * Absorbing, old fashioned storytelling, reminiscent of The Secret Garden * Sunday Times, Children's Book of the Week * I am very glad to recommend this absolute gem -- Fiona Noble * The Bookseller, Book of the Month *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pushkin Press
Target group
Children/juvenile
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78269-594-3 (9781782695943)
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Persons
Annet Schaap is one of the Netherlands' best-loved illustrators. Her debut novel, Lampie, won four prizes in the Netherlands and Flanders, including the Gouden Griffel for the best Dutch children's book of the year, and was shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal.