David Almond, whose many awards include a Carnegie Medal and
a Michael L. Printz Award, is known worldwide as the author
of Skellig, Kit's Wilderness, Heaven Eyes, The Fire
Eaters, and many other books and plays. Of My Dad's a Birdman,
his first novel for younger readers, he says, "Birds have always
been a big influence. It’s something to do with the urge to
transcend our earthbound state, to sing, to be free. There is
darkness in the story, of course, but I think I found a way to make
a joyful piece about grieving, about how love can help us overcome
pain, and about how the imagination can work profound changes." He
lives in Northumberland, England.
Polly Dunbar is the author-illustrator of Dog
Blue, Flyaway Katie, and Penguin, and the illustrator
of Shoe Baby by Joyce Dunbar and Here's a Little
Poem by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters. She lives in
Brighton, England.
"There is really nobody quite like Almond writing in children's and adults' fiction today."
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