Glowrushes Av Roberto Piumini

<p><b>' The perfect stocking-filler for thoughtful children... Beautiful' <i>The Times</i>, Children's Book of the Week<br>'Lyrical, magical, tender and true, and deeply mysterious' Michael Morpurgo, <i>BookTrust</i> Best Children's Books of the Year<br>'A tale of life, death, love and beauty that by the storyteller's art makes those things true, fresh, real and important. I hope this unforgettable story finds all the readers it deserves' Phillip Pullman</p></b><p>__________</p><p>Long, long ago, a boy lies confined by sickness to his windowless bedchambers. He can never breathe fresh air or feel the warmth of the sun on his skin, so his doting father summons a painter to embellish his rooms with beautiful murals.</p><p>Soon there is a fabulous world on the walls, a colourful, shifting landscape peopled by shepherds and lovers, criss-crossed by armies and pirate ships. Can the artist show this child the richness and beauty of life with nothing but paints and brushes?</p>