Books by David Almond

Portrait of David Almond

David Almond is a celebrated British author whose lyrical storytelling bridges the everyday and the extraordinary. Best known for his Carnegie Medal-winning novel Skellig, he crafts tales that explore childhood, imagination, and the thin veil between reality and wonder. His prose carries a quiet Northern cadence, reflecting his Tyneside roots and a deep empathy for the inner worlds of young people.

Across novels, short stories, and plays, Almond's work reveals a fascination with transformation and belief. Whether he's writing about friendship, loss, or the mysteries of creation, his fiction invites readers to see magic in the mundane. Thoughtful, humane, and infused with hope, his books continue to inspire readers and writers alike across generations.

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  • Kits Wilderness

    Random House Children's Books Kits Wilderness

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    £999.99

  • The Savage

    Candlewick Press,U.S. The Savage

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisMysterious and utterly mesmerizing, this graphic-novel-within-a-novel pairs the extraordinary prose of David Almond with the visual genius of Dave McKean.Blue Baker is writing a story — not all that stuff about wizards and fairies and happily ever after — a real story, about blood and guts and adventures, because that's what life's really like. At least it is for Blue, since his dad died and Hopper, the town bully, started knocking him and the other kids around. But Blue's story has a life of its own — weird and wild and magic and dark — and when the savage pays a nighttime visit to Hopper, Blue starts to wonder where he ends and his creation begins.

    10 in stock

    £15.29

  • The Boy Who Climbed Into the Moon

    Candlewick Press,U.S. The Boy Who Climbed Into the Moon

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisCrackpot notions, community spirit, and sky-high aspirations transform a quiet boy’s life in this whimsical tale from the stellar team of David Almond and Polly Dunbar.There are some strange ideas floating around in Paul’s apartment block. There’s Mabel, who now calls herself Molly and whose brother hides under a paper bag. Then there’s Clarence, the poodle who thinks he can fly. But the strangest notion of all is Paul’s. You see, Paul believes that the moon is not the moon but a great hole in the sky. And he knows that sausages are better than war. How on earth (or not) will he find out if he is bonkers or a genius? With a few equally bonkers (or genius) helpers and a very long ladder, that’s how! From a master of magical realism and a celebrated artist comes another delightfully outrageous expedition.

    10 in stock

    £14.39

  • Mouse Bird Snake Wolf

    Candlewick Press,U.S. Mouse Bird Snake Wolf

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe imagination of three children takes on unexpected life in a creation tale from the dream team of David Almond and Dave McKean.The gods have created a world that is safe and calm and rather wonderful. They have built mountains, forests, and seas and filled the world with animals, people, and unnamed beasts. Now their days are fat with long naps in the clouds, mutual admiration, and tea and cake. But their world has gaps in it filled with emptiness, gaps that intrigue Harry, Sue, and little Ben until they begin to see what might fill them. One by one the children conjure, from twigs and leaves and stones, a mousy thing, a chirpy thing, and a twisty legless thing. But as the children’s ideas grow bolder, the power of their visions proves greater and more dangerous than they, or the gods, could ever have imagined. Is it possible to unmake what’s been made?

    10 in stock

    £15.29

  • The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas

    Candlewick Press,U.S. The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £8.54

  • Half a Creature from the Sea A Life in Stories

    Candlewick Press,U.S. Half a Creature from the Sea A Life in Stories

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    Book SynopsisMaster storyteller David Almond presents a beautiful collection of short fiction, interwoven with pieces that illuminate the inspiration behind the stories.May Malone is said to have a monster in her house, but what Norman finds there may just be the angel he needs. Joe Quinn’s house is noisy with poltergeists, or could it be Davie’s raging causing the disturbance? Fragile Annie learns the truth about herself in a photograph taken by a traveling man near the sea. Set in the northern English Tyneside country of the author’s childhood, these eight short stories by the incomparable David Almond evoke gritty realities and ineffable longings, experiences both ordinary and magical. In autobiographical preludes to each story, the writer shows how all things can be turned into tales, reflecting on a time of wonder, tenderness, and joy.

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    £999.99

  • Harry Millers Run

    Candlewick Press,U.S. Harry Millers Run

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    Book SynopsisFrom the masterful David Almond comes a joyful, wistful story of boyhood, running, and tales of days gone by, in a beautiful gift edition illustrated in full color.Liam just wants to go out running with his mates—the Junior Great North Run is not far away, and there’s training to be done. But Mam needs him today, to help old Harry clear out his house. And Harry knows a thing or two about running. When he was a lad, he says, he ran from Newcastle to South Shields. “But Harry,” says Mam, “it’s thirteen miles!” Harry grins. “Different days,” he says. Here is the story of that day: of sweltering heat, clattering boots, briny sea air, and the heavenly taste of ice cream; the day when Harry and his pals ran and ran and ran through the blazing sunlight all the way to the sea.

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    £999.99

  • The Tale of Angelino Brown

    Candlewick Press,U.S. The Tale of Angelino Brown

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £15.29

  • The Dam

    Candlewick Studio The Dam

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    £17.09

  • Joe Quinn's Poltergeist

    Candlewick Press,U.S. Joe Quinn's Poltergeist

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £15.29

  • The Color of the Sun

    Candlewick Press The Color of the Sun

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisAward-winning author David Almond pens the dreamlike tale of a boy rediscovering joy and beauty within and around him, even amid sorrow.One hot summer morning, only weeks after his father’s death, Davie steps out his front door into the familiar streets of the Tyneside town that has always been his home. But this seemingly ordinary day takes on an air of mystery and tragedy as the residents learn that a boy has been killed. Despite the threat of a murderer on the loose, Davie turns away from the gossip and sets off toward the sunlit hill above town, where the real and imaginary worlds begin to blur around him. As he winds his way up the hillside, Davie sees things that seem impossible but feel utterly right, that renew his wonder and instill him with hope. Full of the intense excitement of growing up, David Almond’s tale leaves both the reader and Davie astonished at the world and eager to explore it.

    10 in stock

    £15.29

  • War Is Over

    Candlewick Press,U.S. War Is Over

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £14.44

  • Candlewick Press,U.S. Annie Lumsden, the Girl from the Sea

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    £999.99

  • The Woman Who Turned Children into Birds

    Candlewick Studio The Woman Who Turned Children into Birds

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £16.14

  • Brand New Boy

    Candlewick Press,U.S. Brand New Boy

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £16.14

  • A Way to the Stars

    Candlewick Press,U.S. A Way to the Stars

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £16.58

  • Brand New Boy

    Candlewick Press (MA) Brand New Boy

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £9.20

  • Kevin and the Blackbirds

    Candlewick Press (MA) Kevin and the Blackbirds

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £13.09

  • Puppet

    Candlewick Press,U.S. Puppet

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £13.09

  • Bambu El Chico Que Nadaba Con Las Pirañas

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £10.30

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