Rutter - a literature graduate who notes the etymological link between 'text' and 'textile' - travelled the British Isles researching the social history of wool and knitting. This charming a... read more
MS is an outstanding literary voice in contemporary Russia: here she creates a portrait of three Russian-Jewish generations sifted from the detritus in a late aunt's flat. This book is diff... read more
Enchanting tale of an ant, torn between napping and recounting his grandfather's exploits, until the urge to embark on his own adventure leads him out of his comfort zone. Delightful narrati... read more
Three children on board ship, travelling from India to England, must unravel the identities of a body thrown overboard and the assassin. Gripping historical fiction for ages 8-12.
A new novel from the author of 'Skellig' and other wondrous children's books: in this, a young girl moves from city-life to the emptiness of Northumberland, wild and wide, and discovers anc... read more
Fabulous non-fiction: how the deterioration of Yellowstone National Park's complex eco-systems was halted and reversed by the reintroduction of wolves in 1995. Who knew that losing the wolve... read more
A new book written and illustrated by the mind that gave us 'This Is Not My Hat' and 'I Want My Hat Back' a few years ago: his touch for comic suspense is as good as ever. Ages 3-6.
Another magnificent novel from McKay, which, like 'The Skylarks' War', is set in WW2. The lives of two German children and two English children become entwined, their lives up-ended by circ... read more
A first collaboration for children by two great writers - who happen to be married to each other - about Maud, a guinea pig dressed for Judo and addessing her individuality: "Life's too sho... read more
The first of several adventures for two youngsters battling for survival in an England so altered by several catastrophes that it has become a sort of dystopian Wild West. Funny, thrilling, ... read more