David Almond continues to combine literary success with huge popularity as a children's writer, and he retains his winning ways here in this intriguing story, as ever full of mystery and lyrical imagination. .. High quality and an unmissable story - lucky children!' KIDS OUT, March 2001
As readers will expect from David Almond, there's a sense of inhabiting a strange, vivid world that exists alongside the familiar, and an evocation of wonder in everyday things as well as in the extraordinary. This is a powerful addition to his highly distinctive works. - TES, 23rd March 2001
'another mysterious and enigmatic read from this author'
The Children's Bookseller, 9th March 2001
This gripping book will enrich your soul and fire your imagination. - DAILY TELEGRAPH, 17th February 2001
An exhilarating, though not always easy read for anyone who, like Joe has tigers and larks in their hearts. - THE GUARDIAN, 7th March 2001
his best book yet... As we have come to expect of Almond's writing, the book has a dreamlike resonance. It is a story about love, persecution, freedom and the conflict between man and beast, perceived here as a battle between machismo and a female animalism - LITERARY REVIEW, March 2001
A life-changing story of hope, love and encouragement for a boy who's been all but written off. - The Sunday Times, 25th February 2001
