Angel on the Roof

Angel on the Roof
ISBN: 9781406379648
Publication Date: 1 October 2019

A timeless and heartwarming story about friendship and understanding by the Kate Greenaway-winning author of Dogger.

In this heart-warming Christmas story, by celebrated author Shirley Hughes, a young boy called Lewis Brown is looking out of a window and wishing that someone might notice him. Then he spots a single golden feather floating down from the heavens and discovers an angel on the roof. And so begins a great friendship, as the angel takes Lewis under his wing on an adventure that will change everything, and allow Lewis, his family and his friends, to start to see the world around them for the better.

Book Features:

• A beautiful and inspiring story, published in time for Christmas, with a heartwarming message of hope and friendship.
• A stunning picture book, with sweeping scenes of London and evocative, intricate navy line illustrations on every page by a two-time winner of the Kate-Greenaway Medal.

About the Author

Shirley Hughes has won many prestigious awards, including the Kate Greenaway Medal twice. She began to write and design her own picture books when she had a young family and has now published more than two hundred titles, including Dogger, the Alfie series, The Christmas Eve Ghost and Daisy Saves the Day. Her first novel, Hero on a Bicycle, was published in 2012, followed by Whistling in the Dark . She lives in West London.