A beautiful, lyrical story of a little boy and his two best friends, told in enchanting verse by renowned poet Owen Sheers and magnificently illustrated by award-winning artist Helen Stephens.
Poet Owen Sheers and award-winning illustrator Helen Stephens have beautifully imagined the story of a little boy named Drew who sets off on an adventure with his best friends, Bunny and Moo. As the three fly around the world on a magic rug, powered by the friendship they share, they run into pirates and trouble on the dark sea. Can the three best friends find what they need to return home?
Owen Sheers is an award-winning author, poet and playwright. Twice winner of the Wales Book of the Year, his books of poetry include Skirrid Hill, winner of a Somerset Maugham Award, and the verse drama Pink Mist, winner of the Hay Festival Poetry Medal. In 2018 he was awarded the Wilfred Owen Poetry Award. His 2016 film-poem The Green Hollow, about the Aberfan disaster was BAFTA and Grierson nominated and won three BAFTA Cymru awards including Best Writer. Chair of Wales PEN Cymru and Professor in Creativity at Swansea University, he lives in Wales.
Helen Stephens is an author, illustrator and picture book maker. She created the How To Hide a Lion series and many more books for children, including Smelly Peggy, Fleabag and The Night Iceberg. Her books can be read in over 25 languages and have been selected as "Book of the Year" in The Guardian and The Times. Her work has featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Uppercase Magazine. Helen lives with her family and their very own Smelly Peggy near the Scottish borders in Berwick. Find Helen online at helenstephens.com, on Twitter as @stephens_helen and on Instagram as @helenstephenslion.
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