The Comet

Todd-Stanton, Joe

ISBN 10: 1838740651 / ISBN 13: 9781838740658

Published by Flying Eye Books, 2022

Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly! Seller Inventory # DBV.1838740651.G

Synopsis:

"A luminously beautiful picture book, full of bittersweet farewell feelings, about learning to welcome the new." -- The Guardian

Winner of the 2023 Yoto Carnegie Shadowers’ Choice Medal for Illustration

Shortlisted for the 2023 Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration

When Nyla has to leave her home in the countryside to start life again in the city, all she can think about is everything she misses from before. So when a comet comes crashing through the city streets and starts to glow and grow, Nyla can’t resist a chance to head somewhere that feels closer to what she had before … but what starts as an escape could be just the thing to make her finally feel at home.

From the award-winning Joe Todd-Stanton, comes an exquisite and heartfelt picture book touching on the bewildering experience of moving house. This beautiful story explores how this can affect a child's sense of belonging, but also how it can open them up to new and wonderful experiences.

About the Author: Joe Todd-Stanton is from Brighton and grew up drawing with his mum. He studied Illustration at the University of the West of England, afterwards moving to London where he currently lives. His children’s book, The Secret of Black Rock, won the 2018 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and since then he has written and illustrated several books with Flying Eye.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Comet
Publisher: Flying Eye Books
Publication Date: 2022
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: good