Bücher von David Almond

“There was a wild kid living in Burgess Woods. He had no famly and he had no pals and he didn’t know where he come from and he couldn’t talk. His wepons wer old kitchen nives and forks and an ax. He was savage. He was truly wild.”Blue Bake’s at home with his mum and his little sister, Jess. He’s writing a story. Not all that stuff about wizards and happy ever after – a real story about blood and guts and trouble, because that’s what life’s really like. At least it is for Blue, since his Dad died, and Hopper the bully started knocking him about. But Blue’s story takes on a life of its own, weird and dangerous and wild. The savage that he creates on the page and in his dreams comes to life in the real world, and seems set on bringing chaos and revenge. Can Blue keep his creation under control? Can the savage even bring Blue and his family a kind of peace?David Almond’s own adaptation of his acclaimed graphic novel created with Dave McKean and published in translation around the world.

A powerful and uplifting tale about freeing the imagination from master storyteller David Almond.She made her marks.She whispered her words.Then she said,"Go on. Be happy. Up you go."When Nanty Solo comes to town, she says she can turn children into birds. The parents are sceptical, but the children want to fly. And before very long, everyone does. A celebratory, lyrical story that will make your heart and imagination soar. Written by internationally acclaimed author David Almond and brought to life in glorious uplifting paintings by award-winning illustrator Laura Carlin.

The bestselling story about love, loss and hope that launched David Almond as one of the best children's writers of today. Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread children's book of the Year Award, this unforgettable book now has captivating illustrations by Tom de Freston to celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary. When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sister's illness, Michael's world seems suddenly lonely and uncertain.One Sunday afternoon, he stumbles into the ramshackle garage of his new home and finds something magical. A strange creature - human? beast? bird? angel? - a being who needs Michael's help if he is to survive. With his new friend Mina, Michael nourishes Skellig back to health. But Skellig is far more than he at first appears, and as he helps Michael breathe life into his tiny sister, Michael's world changes for ever ...Skellig won the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book Award. David Almond is also winner of the Hans Christian Andersen award, the Nonino International Prize, and has received an OBE for services to literature. He is celebrated as - in the words of the Independent - 'a master storyteller'. 'This strange, hugely readable and life-affirming tale exercises every muscle of the imagination' Guardian

Mehr Minas braucht die Welt!Mina ist anders als die anderen Kinder. Nachdenklich, fantasievoll und rebellisch, eckt sie immer wieder an, denn sie stellt viele ungewöhnliche Fragen: über Liebe, Freundschaft, Trauer, Vorschriften und das Leben. Sie schreibt alle ihre Gedanken in ein Notizbuch - es ist Minas Blick auf die Welt in ihren Worten. Das ist Minas Tagebuch. Das sind ihre Geschichten und Träume, Beobachtungen und Gefühle, ihre Kritzeleien und Wortspiele, ihr Unsinn, ihre Gedichte und Lieder. Und mit ihren Fragen stellt sie auch unsere!In diesem gefühlvollen, ungewöhnlichen Buch (auch optisch!) lässt David Almond Mina die Hauptrolle spielen - bevor sie Michael kennenlernt und bevor beide Skellig begegnen.

Wie soll der zwölfjährige Michael nur mit den vielen Problemen fertig werden, die plötzlich auf ihn einstürmen? Nach dem Umzug in ein renovierungsbedürftiges Haus haben seine Eltern auf einmal kaum mehr Zeit für ihn, weil das Baby, seine Schwester, viel zu früh auf die Welt kommt und sehr krank auf der Intensivstation liegt. Also erkundet er auf eigene Faust den verwilderten Garten und die baufällige Garage. Dort entdeckt er inmitten von Schutt und Dreck ein seltsames Wesen. Was ist das bloß für eine befremdliche Kreatur, abstoßend und faszinierend zugleich? Zusammen mit dem Nachbarsmädchen Mina kümmert sich Michael um das dürre Wesen mit den auffällig knochigen Schulterblättern, das sich selbst nach einiger Zeit >Skellig< nennt. Die beiden Kinder machen dabei die ungewöhnlichsten Erfahrungen. Und vieles in Michaels Leben verändert sich ...Endlich ist Almonds weltweit gefeiertes Buch >Skellig< wieder für den deutschsprachigen Buchmarkt erhältlichSkellig ist David Almonds erstes und wohl bedeutendstes Kinderbuch (auf Deutsch früher unter dem Titel >Zeit des Mondes< erschienen). Es wurde ein Welterfolg, wurde in mehr als 30 Sprachen übersetzt und ist vielfach preisgekrönt (u.a. mit der Carnegie Medal und jüngst beim Literaturfestival Berlin 2021/Internationale Kinder- und Jugendliteratur mit der Auszeichnung »Das außergewöhnliche Buch/The Extraordinary Book« versehen). Allein in Großbritannien wurden weit über 1 Million Exemplare verkauft. >Skellig< wurde zudem verfilmt (2009) und als Radio-, als Theaterstück sowie als Oper bearbeitet.Wir freuen uns mit und für David Almond über den James Krüss Preis 2022 für internationale Kinder- und Jugendliteratur!

Wir sind uralt und brandneuDie fünfzehnjährige Sylvia, schüchtern und zugleich mutig und rebellisch, zieht aus Newcastle ins wilde Northumberland und fühlt sich fremd in der riesigen, scheinbar leeren Landschaft. Aber dann trifft sie Gabriel, einen seltsam vertrauten Jungen. Als sie gemeinsam durch die Wälder und Fjells streifen, sieht sie die Natur mit neuen Augen. Unter einem grenzenlosen Sternenhimmel verbindet sie sich intensiv mit der uralten Vorzeit - überall um sie herum ist die Vergangenheit und steckt zugleich tief in ihr selbst. Aus dem Flügel eines toten Bussards stellen die beiden eine Knochenflöte her, jene Art von Instrument, mit dem einst die erste Musik der Menschheit erklang. Und Sylvia entdeckt, was es wirklich bedeutet, in der heutigen Welt jung zu sein. Ein Buch, das die Menschlichkeit feiert und den tiefen Verbindungen zwischen uns und der Natur nachspürt.Atemberaubende Schilderungen einer magischen, einzigartigen Welt.

An einem heißen Sommermorgen verlässt Davie sein Zuhause, nicht ahnend, dass dieser Tag alles verändern wird. Seine Welt ist ihm sehr vertraut - eine unbedeutende Kleinstadt, die er noch nie verlassen hat. Aber dieser Tag wird alles andere als alltäglich: Ein Junge wurde getötet, und Davie glaubt zu wissen, wer der Mörder ist. Auf der Suche nach ihm verschmelzen Realität und Phantasie, und bald merkt Davie, dass nichts so ist, wie es auf den ersten Blick zu sein scheint. Ein herausragender Roman voller Wärme und Licht von einem vielfach preisgekrönten Autor.

“Are me feet off the floor yet? Are me feet off the floor?” In a rainy town in the north of England, there are strange goings-on. Dad is building a pair of wings, eating flies, and feathering his nest. Auntie Doreen is getting cross and making dumplings. Mr Poop is parading the streets, shouting louder and louder, and even Mr Mint, the head teacher, is getting in a flap. And watching it all is Lizzie, missing her mam and looking after her dad and thinking how beautiful the birds are. What’s behind it all? It’s the Great Human Bird Competition, of course. Who will be the first to fly across the River Tyne?David Almond’s barmy, tender and funny tale about wings and faith, written for the Young Vic to accompany their production of Skellig. It has since been performed many times around the world, and also adapted by Almond into a much-loved, much-translated novel, with illustrations by Polly Dunbar.

Man, bird or angel? Who, or what, is Skellig?Michael was looking forward to moving house. It was all going to be wonderful. But now his baby sister’s ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. Then he steps into the crumbling garage. What is this thing beneath the spider webs and dead flies? A human being, or a strange kind of beast never seen before? The only person Michael can confide in is Mina. Together they carry the creature into the light, and Michael’s world changes for ever.David Almond’s own adaptation of his renowned novel, winner of The Carnegie Medal, The Whitbread Children’s Book Award, and a string of prizes around the world. A timeless classic, published in over 40 languages, it touches the minds, hearts and souls of people of all ages. The story has become a movie, an opera, a radio play and this stage play, first produced at the Young Vic, and directed by Trevor Nunn.

“We come into the world out of the dark. We haven’t got a clue where we’ve come from. We’ve got no idea where we’re going. But while we’re here in the world, if we’re brave enough, we’ll flap our wings and fly.” It’s easy. Running away from the children’s home, Whitegates. Erin and January do it all the time. But this time they’re going away downriver on a raft. They have their friend, Mouse, with them. Now they’re stranded in the night on the lethal Black Middens. They climb up onto an ancient quay. How could they imagine that they’d discover a girl called Heaven Eyes? Heaven Eyes, a girl who should have drowned at sea, a girl living her with her strange and dangerous Grampa. A girl with a secret history that only Grampa knows, and he isn’t telling. A tale of courage and adventure, and of the search for happiness and family.David Almond’s own adaptation of his acclaimed novel, shortlisted for The Carnegie Medal, and published in translation around the world.

Kit has just moved to Stoneygate with his family, to live with his ageing grandfather who is gradually succumbing to Alzheimer's Disease. Stoneygate is an insular place, scarred by its mining history - by the danger and death it has brought them. Where the coal mine used to be there is now a wilderness. Here Kit meets Askew, a surly and threatening figure who masterminds the game called Death, a frightening ritual of hypnotism; and Kit makes friends with Allie, the clever school troublemaker. As Kit struggles to adjust to his new life and the gradual failing of his beloved grandfather, these two friendships pull him towards a terrifying resolution. Haunted by ghosts of the past, Kit must confront death and - ultimately - life.A stunning novel from the author of the modern children's classic Skellig - winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book Award. David Almond is also winner of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen award.

The beautiful and haunting novel that launched David Almond as one of the best children's writers of todayWhen a move to a new house coincides with his baby sister's illness, Michael's world seems suddenly lonely and uncertain.Then, one Sunday afternoon, he stumbles into the old, ramshackle garage of his new home, and finds something magical. A strange creature - part owl, part angel, a being who needs Michael's help if he is to survive. With his new friend Mina, Michael nourishes Skellig back to health, while his baby sister languishes in the hospital. But Skellig is far more than he at first appears, and as he helps Michael breathe life into his tiny sister, Michael's world changes for ever . . .Skellig won the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book Award and is now a major Sky1 feature film, starring Tim Roth and John Simm. David Almond is also winner of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen award.Powerful and moving - The Guardian This newly jacketed edition celebrates 15 years of this multi-award-winning novel.