The Animal Lighthouse

Washed up in a barrel of rum on a tropical island when a baby, Jim has been brought up by his animal family ever since. He helps them to run the island’s special lighthouse which has the dual purpose of keeping ships from hitting the rocks and completely hiding the magical island from the wrong eyes. But trouble is on the horizon as someone has stolen the lighthouse bulb filaments, exposing the island. To make matters worse, a pirate ship is on the way…

Bursting with humour and heart, ‘The Animal Lighthouse’ is a swash-buckling adventure sure to capture the imagination of its readers. A wonderful menagerie of animals support Jim in his action-packed quest and the story is peppered with Ciara Flood’s brilliant illustrations.

Recently, I was delighted to be asked to organise some school visits for Anthony- and these were incredibly successful! Both schools he visited were effusive with their praise for Anthony and the pleasure he had given to their children. One teacher told me: Anthony was fantastic! He had the children captivated and engaged. There was a real buzz from staff and children about his visit. It was interactive and very funny! Another said that her son had enjoyed the talk so much that he has had his nose in the book all weekend.

Lots of happy children were enthused by the event and enjoyed having their copies of the book signed as these comments show!

Alicia: The author was really funny; he made funny voices for the characters.

William: He was really good-he was just the best! I read a whole chapter of his book last night.

Mia: I liked that he was funny. He read the story to us in different voices.

Jenny: He tried to make us all laugh and it actually did work!

High praise indeed!

Many thanks to Anthony for his wonderful visits, to Liz Scott for her support and to Alastair at Books on the Hill in Clevedon for book sales!

The Animal Lighthouse Anthony Burt

illustrated by Ciara Flood

Guppy Books ISBN: 978-1913101527