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One silver-starry night, a shiny, wooden egg falls from a flying machine high in the air . . . down, down, down through the midnight sky . . . down to the small village of Pumbleditch, where Barkbelly is born. Where he’s the only wooden boy. And where he’s the cause of a tragic accident.
Suddenly, Barkbelly’s only choice is to flee for his life—to run. As he tries to escape his haunting past, he faces extraordinary adventures and dangers. Every wooden step leads Barkbelly toward the dark and startling truth about where he comes from and the burning question of where he really belongs. With deliciously imaginative storytelling, Cat Weatherill creates an utterly magical world—and one wooden boy who’s sure to melt readers’ hearts.
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Suddenly, Barkbelly’s only choice is to flee for his life—to run. As he tries to escape his haunting past, he faces extraordinary adventures and dangers. Every wooden step leads Barkbelly toward the dark and startling truth about where he comes from and the burning question of where he really belongs. With deliciously imaginative storytelling, Cat Weatherill creates an utterly magical world—and one wooden boy who’s sure to melt readers’ hearts.
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Review:
A memorable, magical adventure, bursting with imagination and wacky characters. -- Funday Times, April 10 2005
Cries to be read aloud. -- Telegraph, May 7, 2005
Falls squarely into the glorious category. -- The Independent, April 4, 2005
Glorious... A beautiful and touching story. -- Observer, June 12, 2005
About the Author:
Cries to be read aloud. -- Telegraph, May 7, 2005
Falls squarely into the glorious category. -- The Independent, April 4, 2005
Glorious... A beautiful and touching story. -- Observer, June 12, 2005
Cat Weatherill is a performance storyteller, appearing internationally at storytelling and literature festivals, on British radio and television, and at schools throughout the United Kingdom. Barkbelly is her first book for Knopf, and she is at work on a companion novel, Snowbone. She lives in Wales.
Peter Brown is a new talent in the field of picture books. His debut, Flight of the Dodo, was published in 2005. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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Peter Brown is a new talent in the field of picture books. His debut, Flight of the Dodo, was published in 2005. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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- PublisherYearling Books
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0440420776
- ISBN 13 9780440420774
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages310
- IllustratorBrown Peter
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