Books: Asvos

_Hom is the last of his kind. He is a gentle creature. I don’t know exactly what kind. No one knows of his existence. Only I do._ When a boy is shipwrecked on a desert island, he is sure to be alone. But there is someone else living there: Hom. A peaceful creature who has lost his family. The two of them coexist on the island, learn from one another and soon become the best of friends. When a rescue ship appears on the horizon, the boy will have to make a big decision.

Lough Lougarima, the lake featured in Paddy Donnelly’s new book, is located in Northern Ireland, near his hometown. For scientists, the phenomenon of ‘the disappearing lake’ is considered one of Northern Ireland’s most enigmatic geological attractions: the lake may be empty of water one day and completely full the next. Donnelly beautifully blends fiction with the magic of nature to craft a tender story about a little girl’s determination, her grandfather’s wisdom and the wonders of the natural world.

The Deep-Sea Dwellers live in the sea and the Tree-Top Dwellers live in the jungle. When the Tree-Top Dwellers start throwing all their old things into the sea, the two worlds collide. Then a young Peak-Denter has an idea… A heart-warming story about saving the seas and the importance of working together.

This is Rory’s story. His dad is a tailor. And in fact, the BEST! A tailer of tails, that is, just like his grandfather before him, and his great-grandfather. For them, tailoring is a family affair! Animals come from all over to their shop to have a tail sewn, according to their own specifications and measurements. But Rory is bored of sewing the same old tails every day. He has some amazing ideas in mind: he can’t wait to design his own, feathered, colourful, fluffy tails. Will his dad believe in his revolutionary ideas, so they can offer them to their customers? A funny, colourful story that encourages young readers to believe in their dreams, allowing them to explore their own creativity through the book’s visual elements and stimuli.

At Asvos’s bookshop you can find books about every animal: about bears and elephants, about tigers and dinosaurs, about narwhals and pandas. But there’s one that Asvos doesn’t have... The one with the jellyfish on the Moon. And that’s exactly the one Rory, the Little Fox, keeps asking him for, over and over again! Since this book isn’t to be found anywhere, perhaps someone ought to write it – and illustrate it too? A new book, from the universe of *Fox & Son*, The Bookworms. Award-winning author Paddy Donnelly places a lovable, book-loving hedgehog at the centre of his new story, creating a charming children’s tale that celebrates imagination, a love of reading and friendship.