The Unadoptables (Hardcover)

The Unadoptables By Hana Tooke Cover Image

The Unadoptables (Hardcover)

$17.99


Email or call for price - This maybe out of print or used
Neil Gaiman meets Hans Christian Andersen in this delicious fairy tale full of mysterious spirits, daring escapes, and a beautiful message about the power of found families.

In all the years that Elinora Gassbeek has been matron of the Little Tulip Orphanage, not once have the Rules for Baby Abandonment been broken. Until the autumn of 1880, when five babies are left in outrageous circumstances; one in a tin toolbox, one in a coal bucket, one in a picnic hamper, one in a wheat sack, and finally, one in a coffin-shaped basket.

Those babies were Lotta, Egg, Fenna, Sem, and Milou. And although their cruel matron might think they're "unadoptable," they know their individuality is what makes them special--and so determined to stay together.

When a most sinister gentleman appears and threatens to tear them apart, the gang make a daring escape across the frozen canals of Amsterdam. But is their real home--and their real family--already closer than they realize?
Hana Tooke was born in Alkmaar, the Netherlands, and now lives in Bath, England, with her family, a cat, and a spider called Spooder Bob. She received her BA in music from Plymouth University and an MA in writing for young people from Bath Spa University. Before becoming a children's book author, Hana was a singer, a primary school teacher, a cheese seller, and a mad scientist.
Product Details ISBN: 9780593116937
ISBN-10: 0593116933
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: July 21st, 2020
Pages: 384
Language: English
Raves for The Unadoptables:

"Unfolding with the clarity of a fairy tale, this sure-footed debut casts a delightfully spooky spell."--Kirkus