«Katy speaks with a charm and directness that remains as fresh as when it was written»

Amanda Craig

«This was one of my favourite books as a child. The children felt real enough to touch, and I fell head over heels in love with Katy. It's a book with an unstoppable heart»

Katherine Rundell

«It opens such a vivid window into a domestic world that we have lost: full of aunts and cousins, innumerable siblings and clearly drawn moralities»

Christina Hardyment, The Times

«A book about a long lanky tomboy with tangled hair, a crazy imagination and a whole heap of good intentions. Katy Carr wasn’t perfect – far from it – but she was perfect for me!»

Cathy Cassidy

«This tale of a boisterous child coming into maturity reads with the same zest and insight as it would have done when it was first published over 130 years ago»

Guardian