Harklights

Description:

A magical tale for nature lovers and fans of adventure, from award-winning author-illustrator Tim Tilley.

Winner of Best Children's Book 6+: Silver at the Junior Design Awards 2021.

"A charming fairytale adventure with an enduring ecological message." Peter Bunzl, author of Cogheart

Wick has always lived in the dark and dreadful Harklights Match Factory and Orphanage, working tirelessly for greedy Old Ma Bogey. He only dreams of escaping, until one day a bird drops something impossible and magical at his feet - a tiny baby in an acorn cradle...

As midnight chimes, Wick is visited by the Hobs, miniature protectors of the forest. Grateful for the kindness shown to their stolen child, they offer Wick the chance of a lifetime - escape from Harklights and begin a new life with them in the wild...

Winner of the Joan Aiken Future Classics Prize, Harklights is a magical story celebrating family, friendship and the natural world, filled with a message of hope for our times.

Review: Classical storytelling with distinctive, atmospheric graphics. * The Observer *
A magical, nature-loving narrative with a fairytale quality * The Times, Best Children's Book for Summer 2021 *
A charming fairytale adventure with an enduring ecological message * Peter Bunzl, author of Cogheart *
A beautifully written and illustrated magical adventure of little folk * Piers Torday, author of The Last Wild *
A beautifully crafted tale, magical & gripping * Andy Shepherd, author of The Boy Who Grew Dragons *

Prizes: Winner of Junior Design Awards 2021 (UK). Short-listed for James Reckitt Hull Children's Book Award 2022 (UK). Long-listed for Big Book Awards 2022 (UK).

Author Biography: Tim Tilley studied illustration at Anglia Ruskin University and now teaches children's book illustration courses at City Lit. He is always watchful of the world around him and loves collecting and drawing beautiful snapshots of nature, relishing the small things people often miss. Tim's debut children's book, the bestselling and critically-acclaimed Harklights, is the winner of the Joan Aiken Future Classics Prize and the Junior Design Award.