My Dad's a Birdman

Join a father and daughter as they find their wings together and take to the skies in this warm and wacky tale told with heart and hope by the Carnegie award-winning author of Skellig. A warm and wonderfully wacky tale told with heart and hope by the Carnegie award winning author David Almond. Lizzie and Dad live in a rainy town in the north of England. It's just the two of them, and Auntie Doreen, who pops round to check Lizzie's spellings and tell Dad he's daft – and make them nice hot dumplings. But today there's something unusual going on: why is Dad building himself a pair of wings and studying the birds to see how they fly? The Great Human Bird Competition of course! MEDIA REVIEWS It’s a story about love and it gives the reader a wonderful sense of joy about what it means to be alive. You will have read nothing else quite like it. - Independent Bookshop Week supplement, The Guardian Join a father and daughter as they find their wings together and take to the skies in this warm and wacky tale told with heart and hope by the Carnegie award-winning author of Skellig. A warm and wonderfully wacky tale told with heart and hope by the Carnegie award winning author David Almond. Lizzie and Dad live in a rainy town in the north of England. It's just the two of them, and Auntie Doreen, who pops round to check Lizzie's spellings and tell Dad he's daft – and make them nice hot dumplings. But today there's something unusual going on: why is Dad building himself a pair of wings and studying the birds to see how they fly? The Great Human Bird Competition of course! MEDIA REVIEWS It’s a story about love and it gives the reader a wonderful sense of joy about what it means to be alive. You will have read nothing else quite like it. - Independent Bookshop Week supplement, The Guardian You may also be interested in... Reviews Sign