She has also written books for younger children including the stories about Delilah, Delilah and the Dogspell (1991), Delilah and the Dishwasher Dogs (1993) and Delilah Alone (1995). In October 2019 it was announced that there is to be a new five-part drama, to be broadcast on CBBC and BBC Wales in 2020.Īnother well-known series by Jenny Nimmo is the Children of the Red King series (or the Charlie Bone series), the first of which is called Midnight for Charlie Bone (2002). It and the other books in the trilogy were adapted for television and the programmes were shown between 19. The Snow Spider won the Nestlé Children’s Book Prize and also the Welsh Tir na n-Og award. The Snow Spider Trilogy by Jenny Nimmo When they went home, at last, the sky was a riot of violent colours and a lonely bird, hidden in the chestnut tree, cried out, like an augury. Before writing full-time, Jenny Nimmo (1944 - ) worked in the theatre and for the BBC, on a children’s television programme all about stories called Jackanory. This book was inspired by Welsh myths and legends. Three beautifully told stories full of magic and myth and ancient folklore She tells him it is time to find out if he is a magician, like his ancestors. On Gwyn’s ninth birthday his grandmother gives him five gifts: a piece of seaweed, a yellow scarf, a tin whistle, a twisted metal brooch and a small, broken horse. Life has been hard for Gwyn and his family since his sister went missing.
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