Ted Hughes was born in Yorkshire in 1930. His first book,
The Hawk in the Rain, was published by Faber and Faber in 1957, and
was followed by many volumes of poetry and prose for both children
and adults, including How the Whale Became, Under the North Star,
Tales from Ovid and Birthday Letters. He was Poet Laureate from
1984 and was appointed to the Order of Merit in 1998, the year in
which he died.
Laura Carlin is a graduate of the Royal College of Art and
the winner of several awards, including the Quentin Blake Award,
the 2004 National Magazine Award and the V&A Book Illustration
Award. Her work has featured in Vogue, the Guardian and The New
York Times and her other books include The Silver Donkey by Sonya
Hartnett and Michael Morpurgo's The Kites are Flying! Laura was
awarded an honourable mention in the Bologna Ragazzi Award fiction
category for The Iron Man. She lives in London.
“One of the most dramatic and exciting stories of all time, this
classic modern fairy story by the former Poet Laureate takes on the
biggest theme of all time: how the world can be saved. […] Told in
short chapters it is perfect for reading aloud as well as reading
alone.”
*Julia Eccleshare LoveReading4Kids, Pick of the Month*
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