Haven't met a child who didn't LOVE these books. Sweet, funny, odd in a life-affirming way. Like children.

There is something so refreshing and slightly cheeky about Nadia Shireen's sense of humour which makes every new picture book from her a real treat...At the heart of this zany intergalactic farmyard tale is a lovely story of home and belonging, and making friends with people that might, at first, look and sound very different from us. This is sure to become a bedtime favourite.

Among women novelists of great talent or genius, none, in my opinion, is to be placed higher than Selma Lagerlöf

Every book of this great storyteller keeps on bringing us astonishing examples of her art... No one in Europe can tell tales so unforgettably

I am a strange Japanese who spent his infancy and boyhood under the overwhelming influence of Nils Holgersson. So great was Nils' influence on me that there was a time I could name Sweden's beautiful locales better than those of my own country... The destination of the soul: this is what I, led on by Nils Holgersson, came to seek in the literature of Western Europe

Grand, beautiful, exciting and poignant... This wise, rich text is a welcome addition to Penguin's Classics series

Clark exuberantly captures Plum’s zest for life, whether it’s playing with the kids next door or causing trouble

All ends well for Plummie in a picture book that’s just right for a day that celebrates love, even if you’re in the doghouse.