‘Baron’s children’s debut is funny and easygoing, complemented by lively black-and-white illustrations from Davies’ Publishers Weekly So, why not come in? The water’s lovely’ The Times Children’s Book of the Week ‘Adam Baron has a light touch and brings humour to difficult subjects. ‘The witty humour and dialogue are the perfect foil to the unresolved grief and anxiety that underpin this impressive debut’ Daily Mail ‘Involving and wryly funny, full of tenderness, eccentricity and intriguing meditations on the function of art, this story of grief, depression and the different facets of identity is well-served by Benji Davies’s thoughtful illustrations’ Guardian With evocative monochrome illustrations, it bears you up as soon as you plunge in’ Sunday Times, Children’s Book of the Week
‘This poignant novel is about love and loss, but, told from the viewpoint of a child too young to grasp all that grown-ups do, it is also funny. ‘An absolute corker of a tale, whose delicate themes – mental health, missing loved ones – are handled with fluid grace’ Observer
‘A wonderful story, moving and funny’ – Ross Welford Now, with the help of friends old and new, Cymbeline must solve the mystery of why his mum never took him near water – and it will turn his whole life upside down… What he’s not ready for is the accident at the pool – or how it leads his mum to a sudden breakdown. SELECTED AS WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE MONTHĪ heart-breaking, heart-warming novel for everyone of 10 and older – this book will probably make you cry, and will definitely make you laugh.Ĭymbeline Igloo (yes, really!) has NEVER been swimmingīut how hard can it be? He’s Googled front crawl and he’s found his dad’s old pair of trunks.
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