The Toymaker by Jeremy De Quidt
What good is a toy that will wind down? What if you could put a heart in one? A real heart. One that beat and beat and didn't stop. What couldn't you do if you could make a toy like that? From the moment Mathias becomes the owner of a mysterious piece of paper, he is in terrible danger. Entangled in devious plots and pursued by the sinister Doctor Leiter and his devilish toys, Mathias finds himself on a quest to uncover a deadly secret.
"Pacy, exciting and inventive" * Guardian *
"The sense of menace is maintained throughout and culminates in a chilling climaxSimply and effectively written and very visual, it all fits together like clockwork" * The Bookseller *
"Fantastic story set in an imaginary world" * School Librarian *
"This is a world of shadows and terror told with the utmost conviction. A remarkable debut novel" -- Enid Stephenson * Carousel *
"This is beautifully produced, and worth reading aloud to 9+" -- Amanda Craig * The Times *
"The sense of menace is maintained throughout and culminates in a chilling climaxSimply and effectively written and very visual, it all fits together like clockwork" * The Bookseller *
"Fantastic story set in an imaginary world" * School Librarian *
"This is a world of shadows and terror told with the utmost conviction. A remarkable debut novel" -- Enid Stephenson * Carousel *
"This is beautifully produced, and worth reading aloud to 9+" -- Amanda Craig * The Times *
Jeremy de Quidt (Author) Jeremy lives in Somerset with his wife and their three children.Gary Blythe (Illustrator) Gary Blythe is an award-winning illustrator. His first children's picture book, The Whales' Song, written by Dyan Sheldon, won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1990. Gary lives in the Wirral, near Liverpool.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781849920049 |
| ISBN 10 | 1849920044 |
| Title | The Toymaker |
| Author | Jeremy De Quidt |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Year published | 2010-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Waterstone's Children's Book Prize 2010 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |