His children’s novel My Name is Mina (2010), a prequel to Skellig, was nominated for a 2012 Carnegie Medal. He is known worldwide as the multi- award-winning author of Skellig , Clay , and many other novels, stories, and plays, including two previous titles illustrated by Dave McKean. Make sure to look into the author and subject of this one because it isn't for the average reader/family. This is something that is dealt with delicately by Almond and McKean but it’s something that has stuck with me – the struggle between good (Gods) and Evil (Wolf) – which in essence this evil (Wolf) was created by humans, it wasn’t intended to be, it was never part of the master plan – the Gods never intended this evil to roam the world…but now it has been let loose, can anyone put it back? As the children's ideas take shape, the power of their visions proves to be greater than they, or the gods, could ever have imagined.

The artwork that decorates every page is a joy to behold and Dave McKean excels in bringing something uniquely different with his illustrations in Mouse Bird Snake Wolf but they still contain that Dave McKean magic that all fans are thirsty for.His first book, Sleepless Nights, a collection of short stories for adults, was published in 1985 and was followed in 1997 by a second volume, A Kind of Heaven. Vermutlich können sich manche Kinder auch alleine damit beschäftigen und sich so ihre Gedanken machen. Almond’s words and McKean’s artwork blend brilliantly to create a book that is like no other, the words and illustrations seem to dance with one another on the page, they have a fluidity about them that is enchanting, guiding the reader deeper within the story and giving Mouse Bird Snake Wolf its phenomenal power and in my opinion makes this a truly captivating and beautiful read.

He is an experienced creative writing teacher and has worked for the Arvon Foundation and for schools, colleges and universities and is in demand as a speaker at festivals and conferences around the world. His first children’s novel, Skellig, the story of a strange, part-human ‘creature’ who transforms the lives of two young children forever, was published to immediate acclaim in 1998.They have built mountains, forests, and seas and filled the world with animals, people, and unnamed beasts. But as the children's ideas grow bolder, the power of their visions proves greater and more dangerous than they, or the gods, could ever have imagined. Even I struggled to understand the story that was intentionally 'written on many levels' as described by CLPE. In 2010 he received the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the world's most prestigious prize for children's authors.

That’s until Harry, Sue and Little Ben begin to fill the gaps of the world: with a mousy thing, a chirpy thing and a twisty legless thing. An award-winning British team conjures a haunting graphic novella that shows what happens when the complacent gods stop creating things and children pick up the slack. Like all good fables, this one has multiple interpretive possibilities and moral resonances, in addition to being a compelling story in its own right.

You could say that this is Almond and McKean's most beautiful effort yet, but just know that beautiful has its own dark and wondrous meaning in their hands. It is an exciting read with an usual tale about a world only partially made by gods, who being satisfied with themselves decide that they do not need to fill the gaps left in the world. I'd recommend it to any junior school pupil, and I'd certainly recommend it to colleagues and friends who are teachers.

Speaking to my year group partner (assuming it was just my class who didn't like it) in the other class almost all of her class aren't enjoying it at all (26 out of 30). I would recommend this book because it has good pictures to go along with the story and really let's you see what is going on in the story. There are gaps that haven’t been filled yet – pieces of sky missing, pieces of the earth with nothing in them – just a void hole.

I like little Ben because he was very understandable about doing those things which were not good for him. David Almond’s Mouse Bird Snake Wolf centres around a world that has been created by the gods – heavily influenced by the Greek Gods of myth and legend. David Almond's mythological story about children pitching in when the gods got lazy after creation, offers plenty for everyone, youngest to oldest, to discuss. In my opinion Mouse Bird Snake Wolf is a precious gift to the world – a quick read but one you will never forget. The gods have created a world - they've built mountains, a sea and a sky - and now their days are filled with long naps in the clouds (and tea and cake).