This is fantastical storytelling at it's best with a Dickensian cast and a terrifying beast from the deep. Set in Eerie on Sea, where mythical beasts to walk the misty shores, Thomas Taylor introduces us to a wonderful pair of detectives - Herbie and Violet - with a riddle to solve. I was steeped in the briny world of the Malamander from the very first page. Fiona Noble - The Bookseller, Children's Book of the Month this really is one that deserves all the buzz. Taylor is best known as an illustrator - he famously created the original jacket for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - but Malamander confirms him as a ferociously talented writer. a wonderfully imaginative and atmospheric adventure, rich in myth and legend and with a delicious gothic edge. Eerie-on-Sea has always been a mysteriously chilling place, where strange stories seem to wash up. No one knows what happened to Violet Parma's parents twelve years ago, and when she engages Herbie to help her find them, the pair discover that their disappearance might have something to do with the legendary sea-monster, the Malamander. Herbert Lemon, Lost-and-Founder at the Grand Nautilus Hotel, knows that returning lost things to their rightful owners is not easy - especially when the lost thing is not a thing at all, but a girl. Especially not when darkness falls and the wind howls around Maw Rocks and the wreck of the battleship Leviathan, where even now some swear they have seen the unctuous Malamander creep. Nobody visits Eerie-on-Sea in the winter. The year’s outstanding debut authors for children: shortlist for the 2023 Branford Boase Award announced.Celebrate Grandparents Day with 50 great kids books about grandparents.Anxiety & Wellbeing - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health.Jacqueline Wilson - our Guest Editor of the Month.Branford Boase 2023 – what the judges had to say about the shortlist.Read Hour returns for its third year in the UK with Moomin Characters.In its 20th year, the shortlist for CLiPPA (CLPE Children’s Poetry Award) reflects the wealth of talent in children’s poetry.13 Children's Books Featuring Poverty and Homelessness.30 enticing chapter books for children who are newly independent readers.60 kids books about grief to explain death to children and help them grieve.
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