Surprises are turning up willy nilly in this, the latest adventure for the delightful Tindims, a little community of friends who, like nautical Borrowers, live on a floating island made of recycled rubbish pulled out of the sea. There’s a something or a someone in Broom’s pumpkin patch, which can be heard but not seen. Their invisible visitors are a little witch called Tilly Topple, and a little ghost given the name Spooks by the Tindims, who appreciate the importance of such things. The Tindims have never heard of Hallowe’en until their new friends explain, and they put their own spin on it, throwing a Tindiween party – Hallowe’en without the scary bits - before helping Tilly and Spooks go home. These stories have so much to intrigue and charm young readers, who will love spending time on cosy Rubbish Island in the company of the innocent but environmentally aware and ingenious Tindims.
The font is dyslexia friendly and with illustrations by Lydia Corry throughout (as well as a simply gorgeous colour map on the inside cover) these stories are accessible to all.
The Tindims of Rubbish Island and the Spooky Secret Synopsis
Halloween has nearly arrived, but a young witch is in a pickle. She has cast a spell and shrunk herself by mistake!
When a gust of wind blows her out to sea, her best friend, a little ghost, goes with her. They find themselves landing on Rubbish Island where the Tindims haven't met witches or ghosts before, and the witch and ghost didn't know the Tindims even existed.
But Skittle, Brew, Pinch and the gang are soon helping their spooky new friends get back to the right size and home in time for their Halloween parade. And the Tindims give us their tips on how to celebrate Halloween the right way.
Printed in dyslexia-friendly font with pictures on every page and perfect for the reluctant reader, the Tindims of Rubbish Island is an empowering series for 5-8 year olds inspiring conservation and inventive ways to recycle.
It takes a skilled and singular talent to create a book that marries an ecological message with a ripping yarn. And here there are two - mother and daughter Gardner and Corry...this stands as a perfectly realised new world that intrepid young minds will want to return to. - Big Issue
Combining eccentric characters, short chapters and lively illustrations... this quirky adventure also carries an important environmental message about waste, pollution and recycling. - BookTrust
Author
About Sally Gardner
Sally Gardner is a multi-award-winning novelist, whose books have sold over 2 million copies in the UK and been translated into more than 25 languages. Sally earned a First-Class Honours degree from Central St. Martin’s Art School and worked for many years as a theatre designer, working on some notable productions. After her twin daughters and her son were born, she started to illustrate children’s books, and then turned to writing. Sally won both the Costa Children’s Book Prize and the Carnegie Medal for Maggot Moon (2012). Sally is an avid spokesperson for dyslexia. Having been branded ‘unteachable’ by some and sent to various schools, Sally was eventually diagnosed at the age of twelve as being severely dyslexic and is passionately trying to change how dyslexia is perceived by society.
Her historical novel for older readers, I, Coriander, won the Smarties Children's Book Prize in 2005. Two thrillers both set at the time of the French Revolution, The Red Necklace and The Silver Blade, which was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in 2009, followed. Actor Dominic West (The Wire) has bought the film rights to both titles.
Her YA novel,The Double Shadow, was published in 2011 to critical acclaim. Sally Gardner's stories for middle readers includeLucy Willow and the popular Magical Children series of six titles: The Strongest Girl in the World, The Invisible Boy, The Boy with Magic Numbers, The Smallest Girl in the World, The Boy with the Lightning Feet, and The Boy who could Fly, which are also available as audio books. She has also written and illustrated picture books including The Fairy Catalogue, The Glass Heart, The Book of Princesses and Playtime Rhymes. Sally Gardner continues to be an avid spokesperson for dyslexia, working to change the way it is perceived by society. She is dyslexic and argues that it is not a disability, but a gift.
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