What happens when a little boy can’t get to sleep and discovers the astonishing reason why? Author Andrew McLeish answers this question and more in The Sandman, an enchanting story of adventure, imagination, shocking cowardice, and giant underpants. By turns comic, fantastical, monstrous, and exceedingly silly, and illustrated by the author, The Sandman is a novel that will appeal to all young readers with a sense of humor. A book that no child who hates alarm clocks should be without.
William can’t get to sleep, and discovers the astonishing reason why. With the help of his little sister Sophie, and a far from brave new companion, he sets out to solve his sleeping problems, bringing him face to face with a terrifying but all too familiar monster! A fantastical adventure, with a distinctive and quirky sense of humour, that is perfect for confident young readers to read alone, or is ideal for sharing as a bedtime read with an adult.
About the Author
Andrew McLeish (b. 1967) was born in Edinburgh, and grew up in Bathgate, then Anstruther. He studied philosophy at Edinburgh University, and has spent most of his adult life working in Communications. His interests include football, snooker, classical music, shirking responsibility, and being bone idle. The Sandman is his first children’s novel.
