The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas
 First edition | |
| Author | David Almond |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Oliver Jeffers |
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's fiction |
| Published | 2012 (Walker Books) |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 246 |
| ISBN | 9781406320763 |
The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas is a 2012 book by David Almond. It is about a boy, Stanley, who runs away from home and joins the circus.
Reception[edit]
A BookTrust review of The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas wrote "Full of surreal, fairy-tale touches, this is an joyful and warm story of self-discovery, perfectly accompanied by the quirky illustrations by Oliver Jeffers."[1] and The Guardian wrote "Almond has produced a circus ride of a story, with thrills and spills and all the fun of the fair."[2]
Publishers Weekly called it "Bold, imaginative, and funny"[3] and a Kirkus Reviews starred review wrote "Almond’s wonderstruck philosophical bent, earthy humor, lovely use of language and colorful characters keep readers swimming along, as does the personable narrator who playfully demands an examination of the storytelling process as it happens. Jeffers’ spare, cartoonish pencil sketches perfectly suit the salty, magical tale."[4]
The Boy Who Swam With Piranhas has also been reviewed by Booklist,[5] Library Media Connection magazine,[5] The Horn Book Magazine,[5] The School Library Journal,[5] Reading Time,[6] School Librarian,[7] and The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books,[8]
It was on the 2013 Blue Peter Book Award shortlist for Best Story[9] and the 2013 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize shortlist.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas". booktrust.org.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ Mason, Simon (1 September 2012). "The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas by David Almond – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d "The Boy Who Swam With Piranhas: Reviews". catalog.wccls.org. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "The Boy who Swam with Piranhas". Reading Time. 57 (1). Children's Book Council of Australia: 28. February 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2016.[dead link]
- ^ Louise Ellis-Barrett (June 2013). "The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas". School Librarian. 61 (2). School Library Association: 98. Retrieved 19 December 2016.[dead link]
- ^ Jeannette Hulick (October 2013). "Almond, David. The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas". The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 67 (2). Johns Hopkins University Press: 71. doi:10.1353/bcc.2013.0704. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ Chilton, Martin (11 January 2013). "Blue Peter Book Awards 2013 shortlist announced". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ Pauli, Michelle (12 August 2013). "US-UK showdown in Guardian children's fiction prize shortlist". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
