David Almond is the highly acclaimed author of many
award-winning novels for children, such as The Boy Who Swam with
Piranhas, The Tale of Angelino Brown, Skellig, Clay, Kit’s
Wilderness, War Is Over, and The Color of the Sun. His numerous
awards include the Carnegie Medal and the Hans Christian Andersen
Award, the highest international prize for children’s authors.
David Almond lives in England.
Marta Altés was born in Barcelona and studied graphic design
there before becoming an author and illustrator. Her many books
include My Grandpa, I Am An Artist, and NO! Marta Altés now lives
in London.
Almond elevates ordinary moments and experiences into extraordinary
ones… Inspiring guidelines for treating newcomers; likely to leave
readers thinking deep thoughts of their own.
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
A wide-ranging narrative voice, by turns humorous, hopeful, and
triumphant, traces the friends’ attempts to help George transcend
his own seemingly limited nature, while exploring impulses of
imagination and creative freedom alongside classroom rigidity.
—Publishers Weekly
The story morphs from a lighthearted romp to something dreamier. .
. Inevitably, the denouement is bittersweet, leaving us with a
simple and sturdy answer to one of the most relevant questions of
our time. What defines us as humans? This story’s answer is
friendship.
—The Horn Book
A thoughtfully generous conclusion in which the kids find comfort
in knowing they gave George his best possible existence.
—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Arguments about the sentience of artificial life, albeit crafted
for young readers, play a major role in this fun but
thought-provoking novel. Young sf fans, especially readers drawn to
Peter Brown’s The Wild Robot (2016), will enjoy this title.
—Booklist
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