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Hilary McKay

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About Hilary McKay

Hilary McKay is a critically acclaimed award-winning author. She won the Guardian Fiction Prize for The Exiles, and the Smarties and the Whitbread Award for The Exiles in Love and Saffy's Angel respectively. Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales was her first book with Macmillan Children's Books and is a critically acclaimed collection of clever retellings. Her 2018 title, The Skylarks' War, marks the centenary of the end of the First World War and was the winner of the Costa Children's Book Award 2018. It is a classic in the making.

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Hilary McKay

Out now! The Swallows' Flight by Hilary McKay,. Published by Macmillan Children's Books.

2 years ago

The nicest thing in December was a zoom visit to Owl Class, Saxlingham Primary School to talk about The Skylarks' War. The whole class were dressed as characters in the book & they looked magnificent- check out my website here: https://t.co/fWfLFWS7wJ Thanks to all of you!

2 years ago

Hilary McKay

Out now! The Swallows' Flight by Hilary McKay,. Published by Macmillan Children's Books.

2 years ago

Hilary McKay

Out now! The Time of Green Magic by Hilary McKay,. Published by Macmillan Children's Books.

3 years ago

International Children's Book Day

A classic story to celebrate International Children's Book Day, Hilary McKay’s Fairy Tales by Hilary McKay from Macmillan Children's Books.

4 years ago

International Children's Book Day

A classic story to celebrate International Children's Book Day, Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-Spun by Hilary McKay from Macmillan Children's Books.

4 years ago

World Storytelling Day

You should read The Skylarks' War by Hilary McKay. Published by Macmillan Children's Books.

4 years ago

World Storytelling Day

Why not try Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-Spun by Hilary McKay and Sarah Gibb. Published by Macmillan Children's Books.

4 years ago

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