Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Abominables | 2010 | Eva Ibbotson | Buy |
The Abominables by Eva Ibbotson is an illustrated children’s novel about a family of yetis in the Himalayas. When a young boy discovers the yetis and their mountain home comes under threat, they set off on a cross-continental adventure to find a safe place to live. Published in 2010, the book has the charm and gentle humor that readers expect from Ibbotson’s children’s fiction.
The story reflects Ibbotson’s lifelong interest in displaced characters searching for a place to belong, a theme that runs through much of her work from her earliest novels to her last. The Abominables makes a good companion to her other late works like The Ogre of Oglefort, sharing the same sense of fun and warmth that defined her career.