"This is the kind of adventure everyone likes to imagine when young..."

"A beautiful tale with illustrations to match..."

"a delightful and evocative first book...."

"The book is rewarding to pore over..."

"stepping into the kingdom of Edar is completely immersive..."

"a joyful, generous read..."

"It will be a big help (copies to one D Cummings, please) and an important historical record of the time..."

"stellar pairing of Donaldson and Scheffler ..."

"A hugely talented rising star of children's books..."

"It is a tough time to be a children’s book written in 1957 and reissued in 2020..."

"filled with colour, creativity and warmth..."

"I can’t recommend it enough..."

"an impassioned and original plea for protection for ‘our delicate and changing biosphere’...."

"An involving story with a protagonist we root for..."

"so vivid, evocative and stifling in places..."

"the course of true love is strewn with obstacles, heartache and misunderstanding..."

"The comic invention never flags in Pearson’s debut novel..."

"brims with wit and ingenuity..."

"designed to be read aloud..."

"a sweet little tale that extols the merits of co-operation and considerateness..."

"A great option if you’re a lover of fantasy and mythology..."

"a lovely book to cuddle up with..."

"It may be set in a small town elsewhere, but it resonates for the here and now...."

"A gorgeous and informative paean to plants..."

"Deliciously silly, with hilarious catchphrases..."

"this is enormous fun to read aloud..."

"exquisitely hopeful..."

"Blissfully comic (and explicit) utopian queer romance..."

"warm, funny and profoundly thought-provoking..."

"a moving story of different lives inextricably intertwined..."

"(a) beautifully constructed, deceptively simple story..."

"Atmospheric and transporting, with illustrations by Chris Mould, this is a delectably spooky Victorian adventure...."