Worlds We Leave Behind SHORTLISTED FOR THE YOTO CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR ILLUSTRATION
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Biographical note
A.F. Harrold is an English poet who spends his time onstage, writing poems and books, and stroking his beard (it helps churn the ideas). He is the author of The Song from Somewhere Else (illustrated by Levi Pinfold), the Fizzlebert Stump series and the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal longlisted The Imaginary (illustrated by Emily Gravett). He lives in Reading with a stand-up comedian and two cats. Levi Pinfold has been drawing from imagination for as long as he can remember. His published picture books are The Django, Black Dog and Greenling. Black Dog won the prestigious CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal in 2013. Born in the Forest of Dean, he has somehow found himself living in northern NSW, Australia. He likes paintings, books, music and some cats.A “what if” story about alternative versions of lives, and the consequences of our actions. Levi Pinfold adds dark, realist, atmospheric illustrations that heighten the drama.
Children’s Book of the Week, The Sunday Times
A beautifully written dark & twisty book which lingers long after the final page has been turned. Levi Pinfold’s haunting illustrations add to the magic
Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear
Yet again A.F Harrold & Levi Pinfold have produced a near perfect work of art. Harrold words bring wit and wonder together, and their spirit is beautifully caught by Pinfold’s images.
Carnegie-winning author, Anthony McGowan
AF Harold is an astonishing writer and this story of lost and found friendships is brimming over with dark imagination and magical storytelling. No one will be able to forget spending time in his world
Keith Gray
A dark and intriguing mystery, full of Pinfold’s breath-taking artwork.
Editor's choice, The Bookseller
Broodingly atmospheric ... A fantasy blending the strange and the everyday
Sunday Times
Luxuriantly illustrated by the fabulous Levi Pinfold. This exceptional book about friendship and paths not taken should rake in awards.
Observer, The New Review
This spellbinding story asks what you would do if you could rewrite history and wipe clean everyone’s memory of events — and even of people. This is the dilemma confronting troubled Hex when a menacing old woman offers to ‘disappear’ those who accuse him of causing an accident. Beautifully written and illustrated, this is poignant, dark and thought-provoking
Daily Mail
With darkly beautiful monochrome illustrations by Levi Pinfold, this is a story about best friends Hex and Tommo who find themselves caught up in a bargain that changes their world. With classic Grimm-esque fairytale vibes, this is a <i>Stranger Things</i> style tale that’s utterly spellbinding
Gift Inspiration 2022: the best books to give to children, teens and young adults, Culturefly
Extraordinary ... as moving, strange and profound as <i>Skellig</i>
Guardian on The Song from Somewhere Else
Poet AF Harrold’s The Worlds We Leave Behind (Bloomsbury) – a contemporary fairytale about accidents, decisions and alternate realities – was dizzying in its scope. Levi Pinfold’s sensationally dark, atmospheric illustrations only amplified
The best children’s books of 2022, Observer New Review
An impeccably crafted, cerebral fantasy<b>.</b>
Booklist, starred review