...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 O'Callaghan, 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 O'Callaghan. 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