Conville & Walsh

Conville & Walsh are delighted to announce that Katie Davies has been nominated in the Red House Children’s Book Awards, and you can vote for her now in the Younger Readers category.

“Written in a friendly, relaxed style, with highly imaginative illustrations that extend the simple story,” say the judges, ”The Great Hamster Massacre is set in a real family situation featuring Anna and her younger brother, Tom, who have a real bond between them. The family gives a home to a wild cat but it is aggressive - not a proper family pet - so the two children plead for a hamster. Eventually mother allows it but their happiness is short-lived. With astute storytelling that rings true, the plot develops into an investigation, both funny and moving, that our young testers recognised and relished. Funtastic!”

If you have already read The Great Hamster Massacre, look out for the next two books in the series, The Great Rabbit Rescue and The Great Cat Conspiracy.

Voting for the Red House Children’s Book Award closes on 21st May 2011 and the winner will be announced on Saturday 11th June 2011.