Synopsis
Tick, tock, tick, tock! Some stories are like that. Once you've wend them up, nothing will stop them ... A tormented apprentice clock-maker, a deadly mechanical knight in armour - and the sinister Dr Kalmenius, who some say is the devil ... Wind up these characters, fit them into a story on a cold winter's evening, with the snow swirling down, and suddenly life and the story begin to merge in a peculiarly macabre - and unstoppable - way.
Almost like clockwork ...
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- ISBN: 9780440866381
- Number of pages: 96
- Dimensions: 194 x 130 x 130 mm
- Weight: 83g
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Sublime!
I class this gem from Philip Pullman as a perfect tale: superbly constructed, with engaging characters and pace and tension that steadily ratchet up and ho... READ MORE
Brilliant children's fairytale
A brilliant children's fairytale - equal parts scary to sweet, and should keep the parents enthralled at the same time.