What's a puppet master to do when aged and alone, his puppets all vanished?

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

As Sylvester introduces Puppet to the town, playground, and world's wonders, Puppet aids Sylvester in forming a new friendship and passing on his puppet-making skills to the next generation.

This heartwarming tale of creation and life's cycle is beautifully 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, The Colour of the Sun, and many other novels, stories, picture books, opera librettos, songs and plays. His work is translated into over 40 languages and is widely adapted for stage and screen. His innovative, boundary-breaking work is loved by readers of all ages, and receives widespread critical acclaim. His major awards include The Carnegie Medal, two Whitbreads, The Michael L Printz Award, Le Prix Sorcieres, The Nonino International Prize, The James Kruss Award and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. In 2010 he received the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the world's most prestigious prize for children's authors. 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 to literature.

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

‘There really is nobody quite like Almond writing in children’s or adult’s fiction today.’ The Times

‘A writer of visionary, Blakean intensity.’ The Times.

‘It is impossible not to be swept up in the power of his storytelling.’ Daily Telegraph

‘A master storyteller.’ The Independent.

‘David Almond’s books are strange, unsettling wild things – unfettered by the normal constraints of children’s literature. They are, like all great literature, beyond classification.’ The Guardian