An absolute cracker of a picture bokk to stretch your imagination * Newbury Weekly News *
No.8 in The Hit List - Over protective parenting causes problems in the latest in the delightful Emily Brown series * The Independent on Sunday *
[A] delicious fantastical adventure * The Guardian *
This zany story is full of fun as well as being an imaginative exploration of insecure emotional attachment...Quite superb * Books For Keeps *
Aimed squarely at mums and dads who will be sharing this, the message is delivered in a light-hearted, wryly knowing way, with plenty of colourful, visual adventures for the young reader to enjoy * Carousel *
A sensitive and witty handling of fears that has a valuable lesson for adults too. Great fun * Daily Mail *
This was part of the 'Hit List' - Every week they ask an independent retailer to recommend 10 books and on this occasion it was Lesley Agnew at the Muswell Hill Children's Bookshop
'Doesn't Matilda's Mummy know that elephants don't need socks? Or that Emily Brown doesn't need calls on her emergency phone when she is having adventure's? Over protective parenting causes problems in the latest in the delightful Emily Brown series.'
* Independent on Sunday *
'Captivate the children and undermine the parents. What more could you ask for a book for thee-five year olds?' * Sunday Telegraph *
'Life lessons here for all over-threes.' * Independent on Sunday *
'Anxious parents who are too quick to reach for their mobiles are warned off over-protectiveness by the intrepid characters in this delicious fantastical adventure.' * The Guardian *