«The most perfect children's book . . . captivatingly told, funny and moving»

Nicolette Jones, Sunday Times

«A bubbly and fantastical adventure . . . Driven by humour and warmth, Journey to the River Sea has an irresistible charm»

Julia Eccleshare, Guardian

«A plot too exciting to put down. Sheer pleasure»

Sarah Johnson, The Times

«My favourite children's book»

Lauren St John

«Enchanting and inspiring. Any reader presented with this book will be enriched for life»

Anne Fine

«A wonderful adventure story, told with energy and imagination»

Mail on Sunday

«This year (thanks to a recommendation by Ella Risbridger on Instagram, of all places) I have binged on Eva Ibbotson, not her children’s books, but her elegantly written, witty and well-observed if (after a few) formulaic fables of emigrées with beautiful burnished hair fallen on hard times. I read one after another, and rather feel your Christmas might be brightened by doing the same. So may I suggest A Song for Summer, followed by The Morning Gift, then The Secret Countess, A Company of Swans, Magic Flutes, Journey to the River Sea, and The Star of Kazan.»

Nigella Lawson, The Sunday Times

«'... a modern children's classic...an adventure kids will adore - all in a beautiful gift edition'»

Zoe West, Woman and Home