The Thing
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One day, the Thing falls from the sky and four strangers stumble across it. Together they decide to take care of it, but before long a media circus builds up around the creature they are protecting and the debate about the Thing spreads far around the world. What is the Thing? Who does it belong to? What does it do? And is it any use for anything at all? A story about kindness, unexpected friendships and a gentle commentary on the search for meaning in modern life.
About this Author
Simon Puttock was born in New Zealand and, as a child, wanted to be a vet or an archaeologist. Instead, and after some considerable time and doing other stuff, he became a full-time writer. He has written over 40 books for children and has won several awards, including the 2016 Scottish Children's Book Award for Mouse's First Night at Moonlight School. Daniel Egneus was born in Sweden and has had successful collaborations with clients such as Haagen-Dasz, O2 UK, Marie Claire, Time Magazine, Penguin Books and Random House. He was voted best illustrator by the Association of Illustrators in the UK (2005). He has published many books including Little Red Riding Hood (Harper Collins) and Hot Dog cookbook (winner of the Prix Gourmand for Best Illustrated Cookbook in France).
Reviews
Collaboration, compassion, and friendship are key takeaways for me, and the dangers of othering', too. This Thing will be many Things to many readers, though, and for that, I would say that it is an absolute must for every child's library', Leilah Skelton, Waterstones Bookseller 'Enigmatic, charming and quite beautiful', Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times 'With not one pronoun or gender specific character in sight, we adore the conscious ambiguity of this tale', Picture Books Blogger
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