Fergus Crane Explained

Fergus Crane
Author:Paul Stewart
Illustrator:Chris Riddell
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Series:Far-Flung Adventures
Genre:Children's
Publisher:Doubleday
Pub Date:1 April 2004
Pages:160 pp
Isbn:978-0-385-60719-3
Dewey:823.914 22
Congress:PZ7.S84975 Fer 2004
Oclc:56447888
Followed By:Corby Flood

Fergus Crane is a 2004 children's book written by Paul Stewart and illustrated by Chris Riddell. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award the same year.[1]

Plot summary

Fergus Crane is a young boy, who lives in the Archduke Ferdinand Apartments with his Mother Lucia. A mysterious little flying box arrives at his house three different times which has letters in it from his 'long lost uncle Theo', warning him that he is great danger and is sending help. After this, a flying horse arrives at his window and takes him to a magnificent mountain chalet, where his adventures begin.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.booktrusted.co.uk/nestle/ Nestlé Children's Book Prize