The Animals of Madame Malone's Music Hall Synopsis
Summer by the seaside isn't working out as Callie hoped. Instead of enjoying sunshine and ice cream, she's stuck helping Gran's drama group put on a show to save the local theatre. Worst of all, they've asked her to star in their play. With Callie's stage fright, there's not a chance that's happening. But when she goes exploring backstage, Callie stumbles into an altogether different world - another theatre, run by a wise fox and her troupe of rather quarrelsome talking animals. Forced to face her fears, will Callie be able to put on a good show in the final fight to save Madame Malone's Music Hall? A cast of creative creatures take centre stage in this theatrical Barrington Stoke debut from Blue Peter Book Award shortlisted author Laura Wood.
'An uplifting love letter to the power of community told with humour and warmth ... Wood has written an absolute gem of a story here' -- Just Imagine
'A true delight' -- Armadillo Magazine
'The perfect reading performance for any youngster with their sights set on the theatre ... Imaginative and full of quirky characters' -- The Letterpress Project
'A great message for children ... It's a story I'm sure many will enjoy reading including adults!' - The Stawberry Post
'A lovely reassuring book for children ... The illustrations throughout by Ellie Snowdon bring the characters to life with humour and detail' -- Anne Thompson, A Library Lady Blog
Author
About Laura Wood
Laura Wood is the winner of the Montegrappa Scholastic Prize for New Children’s Writing. Her first YA novel A Sky Painted Gold was shortlisted for the 2019 YA Book Prize, 2018 BAMB Readers’ Awards and the 2019 Romantic Novelists’ Association’s Awards.
She is also the author of the critically acclaimed Vote for Effie and the Poppy Pym series for younger readers.
