Puppet: A highly illustrated magical story to tug at your heartstrings from Carnegie Medal-winning author David Almond - Softcover

Almond, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1529523702 ISBN 13: 9781529523706

Publisher: Walker Books, 2025

Synopsis

From Hans Christian Andersen Medal-winning author David Almond comes a heartwarming story that shows anything is possible with imagination and trust.

What should a puppet master do when he’s old and alone, and all his puppets are gone? Sylvester makes one last puppet. But this one is different. When the old man speaks to him, Puppet speaks back. And then he walks…

While Sylvester shows Puppet the town, the playground and the wonders the world holds, Puppet in turn helps Sylvester to make a new friend, and share his puppet-making skills with the next generation in this wonder-filled story of creation and the circle of life.

Illustrated with sequences of wordless spreads by an award-winning artist, this is a modern-day classic.

About this title

About the Authors

David Almond OBE is the acclaimed author of many award-winning novels for children such as Skellig, Kit's Wilderness and My Name Is Mina, and has collaborated with artists such as Polly Dunbar, Dave McKean, Alex T. Smith and Oliver Jeffers on fiction for younger readers. David's books sell all over the world, and in 2011 he was the recipient of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award. David lives in Northumberland; for more info visit www.davidalmond.com

Lizzy Stewart is an illustrator and author currently based in London. She has written and illustrated three picture books for children and three illustrated books for adults.

Edition details

• Publisher: Walker Books
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1529523702
• ISBN 13: 9781529523706
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Stewart Lizzy
• Number of pages: 240