Wildsmith: Into the Dark Forest
By (Author) Joe Todd-Stanton
By (author) Liz Flanagan
Affirm Press
Affirm Kids
25th February 2025
Australia
Fiction
Hardback
176
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
260g
When war threatens Rowan's beloved city, she and her mother move to the Dark Forest to live with the grandfather she has never met.
Rowan struggles to adjust to her new life until she rescues a baby dragon from poachers and discovers an extraordinary family secret: like her grandpa, she's a wildsmith - a person who can heal and speak to animals!
The summer speeds by as Rowan fosters a clutch of dragons, makes new friends and even meets a trio of powerful witches.
But danger is lurking on the horizon. Can Rowan step into her power as a wildsmith and protect the Dark Forest
Liz Flanagan is an award-winning author who writes for children and young adults. Her books include Dragon Daughter, Rise of the Shadow Dragons, and Eden Summer (nominated for the Carnegie Medal). She lives in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, UK.
Joe Todd-Stanton grew up in Brighton, UK, and received a first-class degree in Illustration from UWE Bristol. He is the author and illustrator of The Secret of Black Rock, which won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2018 (illustrated category) and was long-listed for the 2018 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal.