His foremost kids's novel, Skellig (1998), won the Whitbread Youngsters's Novel of a Month Award & as well the Carnegie Medal. His subsequent novels come: ''Kit's Woods (1999), Heaven Eyes (2000), Secret Heart (2001) & A Fire-Eaters (2003). His foremost play aimed at adolescents, Untamed Girl, Untamed Son'', toured witharound 2001 & was published in 2002. [http://www.davidalmond.com]

His works come extremely philosophical & thus appeal to kids and adults like. Recurring themes throughout include a complex relationships between apparent opposites (like life & dying, reality & fiction, past & new); forms of education; growing higher & adapting to vary; a nature and severity of 'a self'. He has been greatly influenced per works of the English Romantic poet William Blake.

He is an creator typically recommended in National Curriculum reading lists in the United Kingdom and has attracted the attention of faculty member world health organization specialise in the survey of children's literature.

Almond presently accept his personal around Northumberland, England.