The House with Chicken Legs Runs Away

Brimming with fairy-tale magic, friendship and extraordinary adventure, The House with Chicken Legs Runs Away is the epic, spellbinding return to the bestselling, award-winning world of The House with Chicken Legs.All Marinka's life, she has lived in her house with chicken legs. Running across the world on magical adventures, Marinka knows how her house is feeling, and it listens to her, too. But something is wrong. And before anyone can stop it, the house has pulled itself apart and run away. With her friend Benjamin and crow Jack, Marinka races after it to find answers. Travelling across far-distant lands, through new realms and magical places, Marinka must face up to her fears to save her friends. But her house might not want to stop running... Review Sophie Anderson is the real thing - a writer with true talent, courage and her own distinctive vision. The House with Chicken Legs Runs Away is a strange, beautiful and exciting book. - David Almond OBE FRSL, multi-award-winning author of SkelligAnderson's sublime sequel weaves together adventure, magic and fantasy in a story that will confidently stand side by side with her debut. This book will entrance fans old and new - simply gorgeous. - The BooksellerBrilliant, heartfelt and hopeful storytelling - a gorgeous book. - Thomas Taylor, multi-award-winning author of MalamanderA tender take on change and growth, grief and acceptance. A sparkling, folkloric quest that beautifully captures the visceral importance of home - however that's defined. - Sharada Keats, Carnegie nominated author of These Stolen LivesTo be back in Marinka's magical world was pure joy. The sequel is exquisitely crafted, full of jeopardy and flies with possibility. - Jasbinder Bilan, multi-award-winning author of Naeli and the Secret SongFull of action and adventure with stunning illustrations, it weaves in themes of family, learning to trust yourself, growing from mistakes, the courage to travel your own path and how you look to the future. - Claire Linney, multi-award-winning author of Time Tub Travellers and the Silk ThiefA novel for hearts young and old, and a true modern classic. Sophie Anderson is one of our finest storytellers, and The House With Chicken Legs Runs Away will wrap you in a warm hug glittering with stardust, and take you on an extraordinary adventure, before settling in your heart forever. - Nadine Aisha Jassat, Carnegie nominated author of The House At The Edge of The WorldI loved revisiting the world of The House with Chicken Legs in this sequel. The story has the same charm and is filled with a love of folklore and wild places. We get to see lots of delicious food, lots more of Jack the Jackdaw, beautiful wild forests and gardens and even a little glimpse of how a Yaga House comes into being. There's also a good handful of drama and peril and FLYING involved. - Yarrow Townsend, Branford Boase shortlisted author of The Map of Leaves, New Forest National Park Writer in Residence 2024If you're a fan of The House with Chicken Legs, you'll love this new spellbinding return! - Melissa Castrillón, award-winning illustrator, author and picture book makerFairy-tale magic, adventure and friendship! - Books for Topics About the Author Sophie Anderson was born in Swansea, and now lives in the Lake District with her family. Her writing is most often inspired by folk and fairy stories, especially the Slavic tales her Prussian grandmother told her when she was young.Across her bestselling novels, Sophie has won the Independent Bookshop Book of the Year Award and the Wales Book of the Year Award, and been shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal twice, the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Blue Peter Book Award, the British Book Awards' Children's Fiction Book of the Year, the Andersen Prize, and the Branford Boase Award.Sophie's books have been translated into over twenty-five languages, and The House with Chicken Legs has been adapted for stage by Les Enfants Terribles.