* LONGLISTED FOR THE ALLIGATOR'S MOUTH AWARD
Welcome to Big Sky Mountain: a home for everyone!
There is never a dull day on Big Sky Mountain! Rain or shine, there is always something that needs doing. Rosa and Grandma Nan are busy building a bigger cabin when a storm strikes, and a host of animals descend for shelter. There is one unexpected visitor: a tiny wolf cub. This little wolf doesn't seem like the scary, giant-fanged forest wolves that Rosa has heard about! Can the cub really be part of their pack? Rosa and Grandma Nan set off into the forest to find out . . .
The second in a new four-book young fiction series from the author of HOTEL FLAMINGO, Alex MilwayContains around 60 two-colour illustrations, in black and blueHOTEL FLAMINGO has sold over 56,000 copies across all four books; the first book in the series is a BookTrust Pick as well as being shortlisted for the Alligator's Mouth Award 2020, and international rights in the series have been sold in 14 territoriesBIG SKY MOUNTAIN is a love letter to nature and the wild, inspired by Alex's own childhood with his grandma in the Malvern Hills, and the woodland and cabin he now owns in KentThe books have a fictional, non-specified location, but draw on inspiration from the landscape of the Highlands of Scotland as well as the wilderness of North America. The four books will span the four different natural environments of Big Sky Mountain, from river to forest to mountain to coast, with stories and adventures set in diverse natural habitats and with different animalsBIG SKY MOUNTAIN captures what it is to be young and free in the wilderness while also considering themes of rewilding and climate change, our place in nature and the respect we should have for itEach book will feature additional material at the end for budding naturalists and outdoor adventurers and makers - including a 'spot the ...' feature where readers can look out for particular plants and animals throughout the stories, and 'how to make' and 'how to help' ideas 
