Hodder Children's Books

David Almond is twice winner of the Whitbread Children`s Book Award. His first novel, SKELLIG, won the Whitbread Children`s Award and the Carnegie Medal. His second, KIT`S WILDERNESS, won the Smarties Award Silver Medal, was Highly Commended for the Carnegie Medal, and shortlisted for the Guardian Award. THE FIRE-EATERS won the Whitbread, the Smarties Gold Award and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, and his most recent novel, CLAY, was shortlisted for the Costa Children`s Book Award, and the Carnegie Medal.

David is widely regarded as one of the most exciting and innovative children`s authors writing today, and his books are bestsellers all over the world.  He lives with his family in Northumberland.