Lilliput by Sam Gayton
‘Have you heard of the tale that’s short and tall? There’s an island in the world where everything is small!’ She is a girl three inches tall with eyes like drops of dew. Her clothes are cut from handkerchiefs and stitched with spider silk. For half of her life, she has been trapped in a birdcage while her giant kidnapper sits beside her, writing a leather-bound book the size of a house. Her name is Lily, and tonight she is escaping. She is going home. To Lilliput. Inspired by Gulliver’s Travels, Lilliput is an exhilarating adventure filled with cunning escape plans, evil clockmakers and very talkative parrots. Join Lily as she travels over rooftops, down chimneys and into chocolate shops on a journey to find the one place in the world where she belongs . . . Home.
Spirited and clever tribute to the original -- Sally Morris * Daily Mail *
Unlimited storytelling inventiveness. . Swift himself would have approved. -- Robert Dunbar * Irish Times *
Sam Gayton brings a lively cast - including a boy rescuer, a chatty parrot and a kind chocolate-shop owner - to the appealing scenario of a tiny person in a giant world. -- Nicolette Jones * Sunday Times *
Lovely old-fashioned storytelling... this beautifully illustrated book will appeal widely -- Louise Haines * Guardian *
Exuberant and imaginative use of language, page-turningly exciting... A very covetable book. * Reading Zone *
Unlimited storytelling inventiveness. . Swift himself would have approved. -- Robert Dunbar * Irish Times *
Sam Gayton brings a lively cast - including a boy rescuer, a chatty parrot and a kind chocolate-shop owner - to the appealing scenario of a tiny person in a giant world. -- Nicolette Jones * Sunday Times *
Lovely old-fashioned storytelling... this beautifully illustrated book will appeal widely -- Louise Haines * Guardian *
Exuberant and imaginative use of language, page-turningly exciting... A very covetable book. * Reading Zone *
Sam Gayton lives in South London. In 2009 he completed the Writing for Young People MA at Bath Spa University. His first book is The Snow Merchant. He loves American novels, Italian food and the English countryside. When he's not writing, he likes playing old board games, strumming his guitar and joining as many rock bands as possible (currently at seven).
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781849394123 |
| ISBN 10 | 1849394121 |
| Title | Lilliput |
| Author | Sam Gayton |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Andersen Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-03-07 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Long-listed for UKLA Book Award (UK). |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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