There is fun, reading about loyal friendships, magic and heroes and the need to avoid some pretty dire trouble.

Bravepaw is not just well written, it is intriguing and sure to keep younger readers hooked and turhning the pages. The cute illustrations help to develop the story in the minds eye with gorgeous facial expressions as you follow Titch and her best friend Huckleberry on their dangerous quest. Will they make it and find the heartstone? - No spoilers here!

This is a lovely warmly written story ideal for the age group, especially if they relish in adventure and discover as they develop their reading skills and broaden vocabulary.

Teachers notes acridity sheets  are available.

The author

L M Wilkinson is the award-winning author of twenty books for children and teenagers, including A Hunger of Thorns, Deep is the Fen and How To Make A Pet Monster. She established the Inky Awards at the Centre for Youth Literature, State Library of Victoria. She has a PhD in Creative Writing, and lives in Melbourne.

The Illustrator

Lavanya Naidu is a storyteller with a passion for building worlds and developing characters with heart. The twilight zone where they meet is where the magic happens! She is a graduate in animation film design, and over the last decade has illustrated several children's books and worked on games and animation production (television and film). When she isn't drawing, Lavanya is collecting dinosaur models, embroidering, hiking, cooking and patting all the dogs. Lavanya grew up in Kolkata, India, and  lives with her husband in Melbourne.