The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoEvery few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers forever. This is such a book a magical fable about learning to listen to your heart, read the omens strewn along life's path and, above, all follow your dreams. This is the magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who dreams of travelling the world in search of a worldly treasure as fabulous as any ever found. From his home in Spain he journeys to the markets of

Xan rescues the abandoned children and deliver them to welcoming families on the other side of the forest

the Kate Greenaway medal-winning creator of Shackleton’s Journey

mini-comics

of treasured months spent in her grandmother’s tiny apartment in Seoul

This is such a book - a magical fable about learning to listen to your heart

With a fold-out map

Lost in a world of snow

and folklore

Neither do ancient prophecies

'A head-spinning marathon of legends' Guardian

They incinerate them

its appeal transcends the boundaries of time and age