Harklights

A magical tale for nature lovers and fans of adventure, from award-winning author-illustrator Tim Tilley.Winner of Best Children's Book 6+: Silver at the Junior Design Awards 2021."A charming fairytale adventure with an enduring ecological message." Peter Bunzl, author of CogheartWick has always lived in the dark and dreadful Harklights Match Factory and Orphanage, working tirelessly for greedy Old Ma Bogey. He only dreams of escaping, until one day a bird drops something impossible and magical at his feet - a tiny baby in an acorn cradle...As midnight chimes, Wick is visited by the Hobs, miniature protectors of the forest. Grateful for the kindness shown to their stolen child, they offer Wick the chance of a lifetime - escape from Harklights and begin a new life with them in the wild...Winner of the Joan Aiken Future Classics Prize, Harklights is a magical story celebrating family, friendship and the natural world, filled with a message of hope for our times.

Autorentext

Tim Tilley studied illustration at Anglia Ruskin University and now teaches children's book illustration courses at City Lit. He is always watchful of the world around him and loves collecting and drawing beautiful snapshots of nature, relishing the small things people often miss. Tim's debut children's book, the bestselling and critically-acclaimed Harklights, is the winner of the Joan Aiken Future Classics Prize and the Junior Design Award.

Klappentext

All his life, Wick has been raised in the brutal Harklights Match Factory and Orphanage, run by the monstrous Old Ma Bogey. But when he finds and rescues a tiny baby, small enough to fit inside an acorn, he is visited by the Hobs, a miniature race of people who are also caretakers of the forest. They are so grateful to Wick that they offer him the chance of a lifetime - to escape from Harklights and begin a new life with them in the wild...

With stunning writing and beautiful illustrations, Ellis has created an adventure that thrums with an otherwordly magic all of its own. Harklights is a thought-provoking read about finding your place in the world and about protecting the things you love, which will resonate with readers both young and old.

Zusammenfassung
Classical storytelling with distinctive, atmospheric graphics. The Observer