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Biografisk notat
Chris Riddell, the 2015–2017 UK Children's Laureate, is an accomplished artist and the political cartoonist for the Observer. He has enjoyed great acclaim for his books for children. His books have won a number of major prizes, including the 2001, 2004 and 2016 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medals. Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse won the Costa Children's Book Award 2013. His work for Macmillan also includes the bestselling Ottoline books, The Emperor of Absurdia, and, with Paul Stewart, the Muddle Earth books, the Scavenger series and the Blobheads series. Chris has been honoured with an OBE in recognition of his illustration and charity work. He lives in Brighton with his family.
Sumptuously presented in a foiled dust jacket, this is the perfect gift for all adventure-seekers and fantasy fans!'
- Pam Norfolk, Lancashire Post
Riddell’s characteristic wit and humour shine through
- <i>Woman and Home</i> on <i>Guardians of Magic</i>,
An absorbing, original and supremely entertaining read
- <i>BookTrust</i> on <i>Guardians of Magic</i>,
Inventive and witty. Rich with fairytale allusions, this should delight both kids and adults
- <i>Woman's Weekly</i> on <i>Guardians of Magic</i>,
The sequel to Guardians of Magic, Tiggy Thistle and the Lost Guardians is a thrilling, magical adventure from Chris Riddell, creator of Goth Girl and Ottoline. With two-colour illustrations throughout, this hardback edition is the perfect gift for readers of seven to eleven.
Zam, Phoebe and Bathsheba: the three Guardians of Magic, they disappeared with no warning nearly ten years ago. Without them, the Kingdom of Thrynne fell to the icy grip of a powerful sorceress and most people have fled in desperate search of warmer lands, escaping the snow monsters that roam the streets . . .
Meanwhile, nine-year-old Tiggy Thistle lives hidden and safe with a kindly Badger – until the day she meets the elf Crumple Stiltskin, one of the crafty Stiltskin brothers, and suddenly she must run from her happy home.
So begins Tiggy's quest to find Zam, Phoebe and Bathsheba – the lost guardians – and their beautiful cloud horses. The only people, she believes, who can save the kingdom from the curse of endless winter . . .
Tiggy Thistle and the Lost Guardians is the second and final title in The Cloud Horse Chronicles.
Sumptuously presented in a foiled dust jacket, this is the perfect gift for all adventure-seekers and fantasy fans!'
- Pam Norfolk, Lancashire Post
Riddell’s characteristic wit and humour shine through
- <i>Woman and Home</i> on <i>Guardians of Magic</i>,
An absorbing, original and supremely entertaining read
- <i>BookTrust</i> on <i>Guardians of Magic</i>,
Inventive and witty. Rich with fairytale allusions, this should delight both kids and adults
- <i>Woman's Weekly</i> on <i>Guardians of Magic</i>,
The sequel to Guardians of Magic, Tiggy Thistle and the Lost Guardians is a thrilling, magical adventure from Chris Riddell, creator of Goth Girl and Ottoline. With two-colour illustrations throughout, this hardback edition is the perfect gift for readers of seven to eleven.
Zam, Phoebe and Bathsheba: the three Guardians of Magic, they disappeared with no warning nearly ten years ago. Without them, the Kingdom of Thrynne fell to the icy grip of a powerful sorceress and most people have fled in desperate search of warmer lands, escaping the snow monsters that roam the streets . . .
Meanwhile, nine-year-old Tiggy Thistle lives hidden and safe with a kindly Badger – until the day she meets the elf Crumple Stiltskin, one of the crafty Stiltskin brothers, and suddenly she must run from her happy home.
So begins Tiggy's quest to find Zam, Phoebe and Bathsheba – the lost guardians – and their beautiful cloud horses. The only people, she believes, who can save the kingdom from the curse of endless winter . . .
Tiggy Thistle and the Lost Guardians is the second and final title in The Cloud Horse Chronicles.