The Search for Carmella
From Waterstones Children's Book Prize winner Chloe Savage comes a magical and suspenseful picture book of deep sea exploration, ideal to gift to children aged 4 and above at Christmas
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Walker Books Ltd
Published:7th Nov '24
Should be back in stock very soon
From the author-illustrator of The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish, winner of the Waterstones Children's Book of the Year 2024: Best Illustrated Book.
WATERSTONES BEST BABY & TODDLER BOOKS OF 2024
"Captivatingly detailed. The slow, delicious tension builds in breathtaking illustrations. A huge hit." Irish Examiner
"Entrancing" Belfast Telegraph
A stunning tale where myth meets science and magic.
Ever since Dr Rose was a little girl paddling in rock pools, she has always loved the sea and exploring the weird and wonderful creatures living there. Now, as a marine biologist, Dr Rose is in search of a sea creature rumoured to reside within its hidden depths; one that many speak of, but no one has ever seen – Carmella. With her team of scientists and explorers, she will descend to the unfathomable dark of the deep ocean in a slick submersible, to discover the incredible, and almost unbelievable, creatures that inhabit a nearly pitch-black world.
Discover more of Chloe Savage's Hidden Wonders series:
The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish
The Search for Our Cosmic Neighbours
[…] attention to detail allows for considerable originality and humour […] Like all the best children’s books, they’re nothing to do with didacticism, but about provoking a sense of wonder and curiosity. * The Arts Desk *
Featured in ‘The Best Baby & Toddler Books of 2024’ * Waterstones *
Featured, The Bookseller November Children’s Previews * The Bookseller *
The intricacies of Dr Rose, her crew, and the sea creatures they encounter are captivatingly detailed, while the slow, delicious, tension of the search for Carmella builds in the breathtaking watercolour illustrations. A huge hit at the Children’s Books Ireland conference this year, Savage is a star on the rise. * The Irish Examiner *
The Search for Carmella is hotly anticipated and Savage doesn’t disappoint ... The story has a magical quality- and even more special is it puts a female scientist at its heart. * The Courier Dundee *
- Nominated for Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration 2026 (UK)
ISBN: 9781529503302
Dimensions: 306mm x 214mm x 10mm
Weight: 420g
40 pages