The Palace of Laughter (Wednesday Tales) - Hardcover

Berkeley, Jon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060755075 ISBN 13: 9780060755072

Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books, 2006

Synopsis

Orphaned eleven-year-old Miles Wednesday and his companion, a Song Angel named Little, are helped by a talking tiger as they set off to find a missing Storm Angel and Miles's beloved stuffed bear, ending up in a peculiar circus where the audience cannot stop laughing.

About this title

Review:

"Filled with captivating and ingenious descriptive passages." -- School Library Journal

"A vivid journey of discovery." -- Angie Sage

"It seems astonishing to chart new territory in today's world of fantasy and adventure, but Berkeley has done just that." -- Julie Andrews Edwards

"Berkeley weaves painterly details into his depiction of this night-shaded world but also injects an ample measure of humor." -- Publishers Weekly

"A creative tale of survival." -- Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

About the Author:

Jon Berkeley was born in Dublin. He has worked as a freelance illustrator for over twenty years and has turned more recently to writing. Jon has lived and worked in Sydney, Hong Kong, London and Dublin and now lives in a small town in Catalonia with his wife, Orna, and their five children, along with five cats, one dog and a small colony of stick insects. He wrote much of THE PALACE OF LAUGHTER in his head while walking the dog. You can visit him online at www.holytrousers.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060755075
• ISBN 13: 9780060755072
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 427
• Illustrator: Dorman Brandon