What’s a puppet master to do when aged and alone, hispuppets all vanished?

Sylvester crafts one final puppet, unique in that it speaksback and walks.

As Sylvester introduces Puppet to the town, playground, andworld’s wonders, Puppet aids Sylvester in forming a new friendship and passingon his puppet-making skills to the next generation.

This heartwarming tale of creation and life’s cycle isbeautifully illustrated with wordless spreads by an award-winning artist,making it a modern classic.

About the Author

David Almond is the author of Skellig, Bone Music,Island, The Savage, The Tightrope Walkers, A Song for Ella Grey, The Dam, TheColour of the Sun, and many other novels, stories, picture books, operalibrettos, songs and plays. His work is translated into over 40 languages andis widely adapted for stage and screen. His innovative, boundary-breaking workis loved by readers of all ages, and receives widespread critical acclaim. Hismajor awards include The Carnegie Medal, two Whitbreads, The Michael L PrintzAward, Le Prix Sorcieres, The Nonino International Prize, The James Kruss Awardand the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize. In 2010 he received the HansChristian Andersen Award, the world’s most prestigious prize for children’sauthors. He is Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University.He lives on the North East coast. In 2021 he received an OBE for services toliterature.

Go to David’s website: www.davidalmond.com

There really is nobody quite like Almond writing inchildrens or adults fiction today. The Times

A writer of visionary, Blakean intensity. The Times.

It is impossible not to be swept up in the power of hisstorytelling. Daily Telegraph

A master storyteller. The Independent.

David Almonds books are strange, unsettling wild things unfettered by the normal constraints of childrens literature. They are, likeall great literature, beyond classification. The Guardian