a beautiful book with a serious, downbeat subject -- The School Librarian * The School Librarian * Moving and beautifully written, this perceptive short story does not hide from the truth but approaches it with empathy, making for a really moving succinctly told tale. * Parents in Touch * Unflinching and deeply poignant tale of the physical and mental scars of war. * The Bookseller Children's Buyer's Guide * This graphic, fictional story, simply and effectively illustrated by Gemma OCallaghan, will show the 11-plus who read it not only how terrible it was to be so injured, but also what the consequences of such injuries were. * Newbury Weekly News * Revered storyteller, Michael Morpurgo remembers the post-war Britain of his childhood in this unflinching and deeply poignant tale of the physical and mental scars of war, featuring beautiful illustrations from new talent, Gemma OCallaghan. * Surrey Advertiser * This book is very accessible to young readers [ ] It confronts difficult issues about the effects of war and also how we relate to people who have been damaged. The simple, direct prose strips events and emotions back in a way that removes any sentimentality and allows children to empathise with all of the characters. * Carousel *
