Cover art for The Watertower
Published
Lothian Children's Books, February 2023
ISBN
9780734421715
Format
Softcover, 32 pages
Dimensions
27.6cm × 20.2cm × 0.6cm

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Nobody in Preston could remember when the watertower was built, or who had built it, but there it stood . . . casting a long, dark shadow across the valley, across Preston itself.

A 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Jury Recommends Title

The Children's Book Council of Australia 1995 Picture Book of the Year

'. . . a genuinely eerie picture book.' Kirkus Reviews

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