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
