A stunningly illustrated middle-grade story of kindness, determination, a night sky salesman and a young girl named Umbertiska Lupp.

For a very long time, the world was black and white... Last Island is struggling. Colour has not reached them, their Notte is making mistake after mistake and now an Automated Night Sky salesman has come to town. It's time for Umbertiska Lupp, a young islander with pockets full of cake, to take matters into her own hands and embark on an adventure to bring unity and colour to Last Island. This beautiful gold-foiled hardback is filled with breathtaking illustrations that transition from black and white to colour, complete with a matching gold ribbon marker. This is the perfect gift for any intrepid young reader.

"Katherine Child is a unique new talent, and The Notted Island is an extraordinary debut: reading it feels like stumbling over a forgotten children's classic in the back room of a dusty antique bookstore, full of treasures, and reading agog at the wonders inside. Strange, delirious, gorgeously illustrated, and with a captivating voice, it's part Diana Wynne Jones, part James Thurber, and utterly distinctive. I can't wait to see what she makes next." - Ross Montgomery, Author of I Am Rebel, Waterstone's Children's Book of the Year Winner

"A gorgeous book. Strange and beautiful and filled with the magic of a classic, this is something very special indeed." - Katya Balen

"Child's story is enthralling, exciting, intriguing and slightly sideways from anything you'd expect. It trusts the reader to not question the mysteries it offers up, believing in the world as it unfolds. It feels a small myth, an epic miniature, a glorious pocket-sized gem of a whole new world. I urge everyone to join Tisky on the adventure she doesn't know she's making - help her save her island and bring a little night and colour into her fellow islander's lives." - A.F. Harrold