12 May The Animal Lighthouse
The Animal Lighthouse
Published in 2022
- Published by Guppy Books
Brought up by a wonderful group of animals on a hidden island somewhere deep in the Caribbean, Jim knows no other life or who his real parents are. He washed up on the island as a baby in a barrel of rum and treasure, and has been helping run its special lighthouse with the animals ever since. But now, trouble is brewing …
Someone, or something, has stolen the lighthouse bulb filaments. If Jim, Oscar and the rest of the animals can’t get the lighthouse beams working again, the hidden island will no longer be a secret. And with a pirate ship on the horizon, danger is about to smash their tranquil island apart …


Anthony Burt
Anthony has been writing since his mum bought him a Fisherprice typewriter when he was five years old. He’s written scripts for CiTV, articles for the BBC’s children’s magazine Doctor Who Adventures, the Guardian, Nickelodeon, The Wrap, and Haymarket. As a member of the Golden Egg Academy and SCBWI, Anthony enjoys writing all kinds of children’s stories, usually with a dark but heartwarming and comedic twist. Anthony lives in Frome with his cat, Watson.
