Nicola Davies is an award-winning author whose many books
for children include A First Book of Nature, Ice Bear, Big Blue
Whale, Dolphin Baby, Bat Loves the Night and the Silver Street Farm
series. She graduated in zoology, studied whales and bats and then
worked for the BBC Natural History Unit. Nicola lives in
Crickhowell, Wales. Visit Nicola as www.nicola-davies.com.
Laura Carlin is a graduate of the Royal College of Art and
the winner of several awards, including the V&A Book
Illustration Award. Her work has featured in Vogue, the Guardian
and The New York Times; her previous books for Walker include The
Iron Man by Ted Hughes, which was awarded an honourable mention in
the Bologna Ragazzi Award fiction category. Laura lives in London,
SE23. See Laura's work at lauracarlin.blogspot.co.uk.
“There’s much here to resonate with current world events and it’s
one of the most visually stunning books of the year. Carlin’s
artwork is mesmerising, with beautiful use of colour to represent
hope and warmth.”
*The Bookseller*
“In a story full of hope against adversity, King of the Sky tells
how flying a homing pigeon helps a young boy comes to terms with
his life in a strange country far, far from home.”
*Julia Eccleshare, LoveReading*
“Most of the world doesn’t have to think twice when asked where
they’re from or where home is; some children have to think harder
about the answer. Davies recognises this – her sensitive, uplifting
tale about find your place in a new strange new land could just as
well be about a refugee as it could any child moving to a new
town.”
*The Times, Children’s Book of the Week*
“A melancholy but uplifting meditation on migration […] Laura
Carlin’s blurry, Lowry-esque illustrations capture the sensitive
power of Davies’s text.”
*Financial Times*
“[…] works well as both a stand-alone story and a starting point
for discussing important political issues of migration.”
*The Irish Times Weekend, a Children’s Book of the Month*
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