"demonstrates how much can be done with few words and simple pictures..."

"Gill Lewis uses a neat, if rather unlikely idea to tell two stories of female empowerment..."

"Its insights are inspiring..."

"a charming read..."

"A pacey follow-up to The Hate U Give..."

"a supremely digestible writer..."

"Lipstadt’s clearly crafted answers all make complete sense..."

"heartwarming and heartbreaking..."

"It’s impossible to stop reading..."

"supernatural elements are handled superbly..."

"a thoroughly engaging read..."

"Her entertaining new book is lighter, but also promotes kindness and dips a toe into the subject of family discord..."

"Sweet characters carry an environmental message..."

"a cracking plotty adventure with added science..."

"a vivid, lyrical story with the heightened feel of a fable..."

"witty enough to satisfy in its own right..."

"a tale that has conviction and laughs..."

"...a beautifully illustrated collection of nature poems for children – one for every day of the year..."

"timeless coming-of-age story..."

"Beautifully written, witty, observant and reminiscent of E Nesbit, this novel merits a place in the canon of children’s classics...."

"This is a book that should have any child glued to their deckchair..."

"He is that rare thing - a writer of lucid, mature elegance, who can still see the world through adolescent eyes...."

"St John is a wonderful writer, who lets the adventure hurtle without ever making the reader feel hurried..."

"This is an inventive and touching story, from a novice who writes like an old pro..."

"a seductively simple writer, whose crisp, pared-back prose enables an action-packed plot..."

"...an enchanting story, in which elements of traditional fairy tale verge on the surreal..."