The Toymaker
Published on 26. October 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-552-57500-3 (ISBN)
Description
What good is a toy that will wind down? What if you could put a heart in one? A real heart. One that beat and beat and didn't stop. What couldn't you do if you could make a toy like that?
From the moment Mathias becomes the owner of a mysterious piece of paper, he is in terrible danger. Entangled in devious plots and pursued by the sinister Doctor Leiter and his devilish toys, Mathias finds himself on a quest to uncover a deadly secret.
From the moment Mathias becomes the owner of a mysterious piece of paper, he is in terrible danger. Entangled in devious plots and pursued by the sinister Doctor Leiter and his devilish toys, Mathias finds himself on a quest to uncover a deadly secret.
Reviews / Votes
Pacy, exciting and inventive * Guardian * The sense of menace is maintained throughout and culminates in a chilling climax. Simply and effectively written and very visual, it all fits together like clockwork * The Bookseller * Fantastic story set in an imaginary world * School Librarian * This is a world of shadows and terror told with the utmost conviction. A remarkable debut novel -- Enid Stephenson * Carousel * This is beautifully produced, and worth reading aloud to 9+ -- Amanda Craig * The Times *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
black and white
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
256 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-552-57500-3 (9780552575003)
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Persons
Jeremy de Quidt (Author)
Jeremy lives in Somerset with his wife and their three children.
Gary Blythe (Illustrator)
Gary Blythe is an award-winning illustrator. His first children's picture book, The Whales' Song, written by Dyan Sheldon, won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1990. Gary lives in the Wirral, near Liverpool.
Jeremy lives in Somerset with his wife and their three children.
Gary Blythe (Illustrator)
Gary Blythe is an award-winning illustrator. His first children's picture book, The Whales' Song, written by Dyan Sheldon, won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1990. Gary lives in the Wirral, near Liverpool.