
In 1977 he was awarded an OBE for services to Literature, and was awarded the Order of Merit in 1998. In 1974 Hughes was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry.

He was born in Yorkshire in 1930, and was Poet Laureate from 1984 until his death in 1998. This is a much-loved classic for a new generation to love.Ĭheck out the trailer as illustrator Chris Mould discusses his new book.Ted Hughes is widely considered one of the greatest poets of his generation and indeed one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. I held my copy hugging it tight, before putting gently in my bag to take home and read last night. They described it as beautiful, gorgeous, a real treasure and all agreed, it would make a beautiful gift for any age. When my copy arrived yesterday, I sat in the staffroom sharing it and everyone was impressed. The end papers have a retro feel to them, almost like wallpaper.Īn absolute winner.

From the choice of colours earthy browns, rusty orange, blues and lots of green, to the format which is novel, chapter book, part graphic novel, the whole production is stunning. This is a full-colour hardback, portrait sized book for everyone. Adventure, friendship, and tolerance, are all messages within this classic story.Ĭhris Mould’s illustrations are simply stunning.

It doesn’t take long before there is mayhem. A young boy named Hogarth finds him, helps fix him and the two become firm friends but not everyone is so keen on the iron man. The story is still the familiar one where a gigantic iron robot turns up out of the blue, all smashed up.

This new edition of Ted Hughes’ classic The Iron Man is simply stunning. The Iron Man came to the top of the cliff. Romance Science fiction Sophisticated picture book Spies Supernatural Survival Swapna Haddow Thriller Time travel Verse novels War stories Witches Wordless picture books World War 1 World War 2 YA fiction Young adult fiction
