By Nicola Davies (author) Part of the The Song That Sings Us series
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Wales Book of the Year WINNER in the Children’s and Young People Category
Who you are if you’ve never seen another face like yours? Where do you belong if you don’t know where your home is? What do you call yourself when others call you ‘freak’? How can you be brave when you are full of fear? Why would you choose purpose over love?
Skrimsli is the second fantasy adventure from author Nicola Davies set in a world where animals and humans can sometimes share their thoughts. It traces the early life of Skrimsli, the tiger sea captain who stole readers’ hearts in The Song that Sings Us. He and his friends, Owl and Kal, must escape the clutches of the tyrannical circus owner Kobret Majak, and his twin assassin-acrobats, then stop a war and save the ancient forest, where the Tiger, and the Owl are sacred guardians.
Skrimsli and his friends are helped by the Palatine, desert princess and her eagle, a chihuahua who thinks she’s a wolf, a horse with heart of gold and the crew of a very unusual ship.
This is a story full of excitement and danger, that explores themes of friendship, loyalty, identity and love, in the context of some of humanity’s toughest problems.
Nicola Davies is an award-winning author, whose many books for children include The Promise, Tiny, A First Book of Nature and King of the Sky. She has been writing for children for more than 20 years. Underlying all Nicola's writing is the belief that a relationship with nature is essential to every human being, and that now, more than ever, we need to renew that relationship. Her work has been published in more than 10 different languages and has won major awards in the UK, US, France, Italy and Germany. Nicola is the Children’s Laureate Wales 2025-2027.
She is a Zoology graduate, an expert in whales and bats, and has worked for the BBC Natural History Unit. She lives in Powys
Read more about Nicola Davies here.
Please note there are two children's authors called Nicola Davies which our systems are unable to tell apart. The books Star in the Custard , Shampoo and Seawater , and Stories from Abergele Street are not written by this Nicola Davies. Apologies.
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Wales Book of the Year WINNER in the Children’s and Young People Category Who you are if you’ve never seen another face like yours? Where do you belong if you don’t know where your home is?
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Skrimsli and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-14 years old
Skrimsli features in the following genres: Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Animal Stories, Ecological and Environmental Interest - Fiction, Recommendations, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Featured Books for 13+ readers
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Skrimsli was written by Nicola Davies and published by Firefly Press
Skrimsli has 403 pages
Yes it is part of The Song That Sings Us series
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