Philip Pullman

Stephen Russell

Lila dreams to become a firework-maker, just like her father. In order to become a true firework-maker, she sets off alone on a perilous journey to reach the terrifying Fire-Fiend. She travels through jungles alive with crocodiles, snakes, monkeys and pirates, and climbs up the scolding volcano. On finding the Fire-Fiend, she realises more is at stake than she ever imagined. Will Lila survive? Lila’s is the kind of magical adventure that all children dream of and the gripping story of the fleet-footed heroine will livelong in the memory of anyone who enters her world.

The Firework Maker's Daughter

Chulak and his talking white elephant Hamlet help Lila seek the Royal Sulphur from the sacred volcano so that she can become a master maker of fireworks like her father.

The Firework-Maker's Daughter

Dania Khan

“Lila wasn’t sure why a river taxi should have the name The Bloody Murder painted on the bow, ......”

BOOK NAME- The Firework-Maker's Daughter by Philip Pullman, S. Saelig Gallagher (Illustrator)
AGE RATING- 7+
BOOK RATING- 5 stars

This book has been one of the shortest books I’ve ever read. Yet, this book is one that has stayed in my heart, a book that helped me overcome my fear of annotating books, a book that made me feel so many things.
In a nutshell, this book can be described as heartfelt, emotional with descriptive writing.
This book at first seemed like a book that wouldn’t enable me to picture the scenes in my head, only with the book’s descriptions; the description just seemed too less, but the actual content pleasantly surprised me. I could picture every scene in my hand, and feel the emotions of Lila while agreeing with the fears of Lalchand.
This book also made me appreciate Lila and Chalak's beautiful friendship. Their friendship could go through so many obstacles yet, it wouldn’t break. This friendship seems like one that would last for ages.
This book also incorporated so many different cultures into one book, and with a fast-paced plot, this book makes an amazing read for beginner readers or readers who are in a reading slump.
So, I recommend this to anyone who wants a quick, emotional and beautiful read.

Susanna Robinson

Cerys

Amy Heads

She began with little Crackle-Dragons, six on a string. Then she learned how to make Leaping Monkeys, Golden Sneezes, and Java Lights. Soon she was thinking about more complicated ones . . . What Lila wants to be more than anything else in the world is a Firework-Maker. But firework-making isn't just about making Crackle-Dragons and Golden Sneezes. There's also a special secret- every Firework-Maker must make a perilous journey to face the terrifying Fire-Fiend! Can Lila make it back safely?

The Firework Maker's Daughter

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