Mick Jackson

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR ILLUSTRATIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE V&A ILLUSTRATION AWARDThere is a train which has beds in their own small cabins so that you can sleep while the train rolls through the night. I went on one, not long ago…Just as it’s starting to get dark, a little girl and her family board the sleeper train – they’ll travel all through the night, and reach their destination in the morning. But as the train rocks from side to side, the little girl can’t sleep. It’s all too exciting! So, instead, she travels through her memory to all the different places she has slept – from her room at home, to a tent in the wild, to Mum’s old room at Grandma and Grandad’s house... But will that help her to drift of? loriously illustrated in rich colours throughout, and written by a Booker shortlisted author, this captivating bedtime story will take readers on a journey through the vast Indian countryside, and carry them straight on to dreamland. "A lilting cultural touchstone great for bedtime.” Booklist"A warm-hearted tale of family love and togetherness .... a soothing bedtime story." Red Reading Hub “This visually vibrant yet gentle bedtime book promises, like the sleeper train, to calm and soothe readers.” The Horn Book (starred review)“Comforting, vibrant, soothing.” Kirkus Reviews“Layers feelings of comfort and warmth across time and space.” Publishers Weekly

SELECTED FOR THE BOLOGNA RAGAZZI AWARD''S AMAZING BOOKSHELF"This book does an important job in reassuring children." The Bookseller "Youngsters with an interest in vehicles especially, will love the visuals, even if a house move isn’t imminent." Books for Keeps When a boy is told that they are moving house, he envisions his house lifted by cranes, winding its way through narrow streets, and even sailing across the sea… But his mother helps him understand: even if they must leave their house behind, the two of them will still be on an adventure.

Pětka, druhá próza britského autora, jehož prvotinu i Muž z podzemí /i Argo vydalo v roce 2001, se odehrává v Anglii za druhé světové války. Její hrdina, chlapec Bobby, je spolu s mnoha dalšími dětmi evakuován z bombardovaného Londýna. Ocitá se v malé vesničce, v podivném a nezvyklém prostředí, které pro cizince z města může znamenat bezmála stejné nebezpečí jako bombardování. Je odhalen jako německý špión Pětkou, partou místních kluků, ale z počátečního nedorozumění a nevraživosti se stává spiklenecké přátelství a Pětka Bobyho přijímá mezi sebe. Příběh malého azylanta se mění v sérii uličnických historek odehrávajících se v dobrodružné a tajemné krajině dětství, aby pak vyústil ve znepokojivé rozuzlení.