Author:Dick King-Smith,Robert Bartelt
From the king of animal stories for children and one of the national's most beloved writers, a very funny and heart-warming story.
Harry isn't very pleased when he inherits a parrot from Great-Uncle George, but Maddison is no ordinary parrot. Not only can he talk, but you can have conversations with him and he and Harry quickly become great friends - but then Maddison is stolen ... Will he and Harry ever be reunited?
Excellent for a first visit to an art museum and as jumping-off point for young artists seeking creative style. Few names are as recognizable in picture books as Dr. Seuss, and this posthumous offering will have many eager readers.
—— Lolly Gepson , BooklistA-mew-sing fare for readers who sometimes feel like fraidycats themselves
—— KirkusTremendous . . . Such a blend of adventure, thoughtfulness, magic, intelligence and deep feeling is very special and rare
—— Amanda CraigA magical story . . . Pony is pure delight
—— Rebecca Stead, author of Liar and SpyR J Palacio, author of a modern classic children's book of our era, has somehow crafted what feels like an entirely different breed of classic: page-turning and heart expanding, elegiac and adventurous . . . timeless and utterly necessary to our current moment
—— Gayle Forman, author of If I StayA brilliant adventure and a heartfelt story about love and loss. Young readers will be entranced . . . A book that feels like a classic after just a few pages
—— Booktrust