Summary
A beautiful and touching story filled with garden magic from a classic storyteller.
He’s older than anyone can tell. Older than the trees. Older than anybody.
For as long as she can remember, Lucy has wanted to catch a glimpse of the mysterious green man who lives in Grandpa Will’s garden - Lob.
“You have to be very special to see him,” that’s what Grandpa says. Lucy’s parents think Lob’s just imaginary, but Lucy knows he exists. And she can’t believe it when she final…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781780080833 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1780080832 |
| Author: | Linda Newbery |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Imprint: | Jonathan Cape |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 2014 |
| Weight: | 148g |
| Dimensions: | 177mm x 132mm x 13mm |
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Newbery has stepped into timelessness with her short novel, ostensibly for middle-grade readers, entitled LOB (2010). It is a charming retelling of the Green Man legend, rich and playfully reinterpreted, which also has a contemporary thread * Oxford Companion to Children’s Literature *An exquisite novel for the more sensitive seven to nine-year-olds * Sunday Telegraph *One of the most gifted writers around must surely be Linda Newbery and Lob, her latest novel for younger readers, is the kind of book that will inspire in children a deep love of nature and in adults a yearning for the wonderment of childhood * Independent on Sunday *Linda Newbery tells her story beautifully, evoking empathy and emotion without ever straying into sentimentality * The Scotsman *The mystical and beautiful fable is one of my favourite titles of this year * The Bookseller *I found I was thinking about it long after I’d turned the final page, because it’s wonderful … It’s a wonderful story of trusting and believing in the unknown and keeping a legacy alive. You’ll remember to look for Lob whenever you hear a rustling of leaves behind you * Guardian *There is something intensely comforting about this book that I’m sure parents will enjoy as well as children. Especially if they are gardeners! * The Bookbag *Newbery holds the reader with her endearing characters, evocative scene-setting and poetic language … An uplifting, enchanting book * Oxford Times *There’s something timeless about this lovely story, not only in its theme, which links us back to generations past, but also in the telling of it: elegant, sedate, beautifully crafted, filled with a warm kind of hope and old-fashioned charm * The Ultimate Book Guide *Lob will sneak under the skin of cynical early teens * Observer *
About The Author
Linda Newbery
As a child Linda Newbery was a secret writer, filling exercise books with stories which she hid in her wardrobe. Now she is a published author of over forty books, mainly children’s and teenage fiction. She has been shortlisted for many prestigious literary prizes and has won the Costa children’s book award.
Linda lives in an Oxfordshire village and enjoys yoga, gardening, walking and the cinema.
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