David Almond has received numerous awards, including a Hans Christian Andersen Award, a Carnegie Medal, two Whitbread Awards, an Eleanor Farjeon Award, and a Michael L. Printz Award. He is known worldwide as the author of Skellig, Clay, and many other novels and stories, including Harry Miller’s Run, illustrated by Salvatore Rubbino; The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers; The Savage, Slog’s Dad, and Mouse Bird Snake Wolf, all illustrated by Dave McKean; and My Dad’s a Birdman and The Boy Who Climbed Into the Moon, both illustrated by Polly Dunbar. David Almond lives in England.
An old puppet master creates a puppet that comes to life, changing both their worlds.
A boy discovers a mysterious creature that changes everything.
An old puppet master creates a puppet that comes to life, changing both their worlds.
A girl explores life's mysteries through her nighttime journal.
Stan must escape his uncle's fish obsession and find his own path with a carnival of oddities.
In 1918, a boy's chance meeting with an enemy child reveals a glimpse of peace amidst war.
In a mining town, Kit faces a chilling game that unearths family secrets and ancestral ghosts.
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Illustrated
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Collaborators
Picture books
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Graphic novels
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Chapter books
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Books published each year, stacked by book type.
The share of the catalog represented by each book type.
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Every title in the Bookroo library, ordered from newest to oldest.
An old puppet master creates a puppet that comes to life, changing both their worlds.
In 1918, a boy's chance meeting with an enemy child reveals a glimpse of peace amidst war.
A valley's final song echoes before it's submerged forever.
A bus driver finds an angel in his pocket, sparking mystery and suspicion.
Children's imaginations create creatures that challenge the gods' perfect world.
Stan must escape his uncle's fish obsession and find his own path with a carnival of oddities.
A girl explores life's mysteries through her nighttime journal.
A boy faces school cruelty, family illness, and looming war, seeking miracles to save his world.
In a mining town, Kit faces a chilling game that unearths family secrets and ancestral ghosts.
A boy discovers a mysterious creature that changes everything.
Creative company
The authors and illustrators who share the credits across David Almond's books.
