Grumpy Bert Brown and his wife Betty have a little angel, Angelino. Their friends—both children and adults—are delighted with the sweet creature: how cute he is! He's learning to talk! And to fly!

And here come Angelino's enemies: some are smart and know that angels have no place among people; others are cunning and dream of selling the angel at a good price. They've already caught Angelino and put him on a chain! Is this really how it will end? Maybe so. Maybe not.

All of David Almond's books, winner of the Andersen Award, are full of magic, wisdom, and a rethinking of ideas about good and evil, normal and abnormal. And this one too! It has already been translated into 14 languages.

For the translation of this book, Olga Varshaver was included in the IBBY 2022 Honor List from Russia.

Author: Almond David