When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sister`s illness, Michael`s world seems suddenly lonely & uncertain. Then, one Sunday afternoon, he stumbles into the old, ramshackle garage of his new home, & 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, & as he helps Michael breathe life into his tiny sister, Michael`s world changes for ever.. . Skellig won the Carnegie Medal & the Whitbread Children`s Book Award & is now a major Sky 1 feature film, starring Tim Roth & John Simm. David Almond is also winner of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen award. This newly jacketed edition celebrates 15 years of this multi-award-winning novel & is available from 5th September 2013.