`Praise for Lucy's Secret Reindeer: A magical tale about a very special friendship, perfect for Christmas with a gentle warmth.' Parents in Touch `Praise for Lucy's Secret Reindeer: Perfect for sharing with parents on cold winter nights... the perfect stocking filler for all little animal lovers.' Pam Norfolk, Lancashire Evening Post

Fans of Anne Booth, Holly Webb, and Helen Peters will love this book. Lucy's rescue animal is a cat, a perennial favourite. An ideal Christmas present or stocking-filler for any child who loves animals. Warm and magical festive story. Beautifully illustrated throughout by Sophy Williams, illustrator of Holly Webb's animal stories. Simple language and short chapters make it perfect for young readers who are starting to read independently and to be read aloud. Wish fulfillment makes this story incredibly appealing. Lots of fantastic extra material to help readers get the most out of the story, with a vast assortment of recommendations and activities.

Anne lives in a village in Kent with her husband, four children, two dogs, and three hens. She has worked as a bookseller, a university lecturer, and in a residential care home. She writes delightful picture books and compelling middle grade fiction about friends, families, and the small but significant choices we all face every day. Sophy Williams is an award-winning illustrator with twenty-five years experience illustrating children's books. She spent some of her childhood in exotic locations such as Singapore, Hong Kong and the Middle East and often finds her illustrations being influenced by these places. Her pictures are filled with atmosphere and drama created with soft pastels. She now lives by the Kennet and Avon canal in Bradford on Avon with her husband, author/illustrator MP Robertson, their two lanky teenage sons and a mischievous grey cat called Hamish. When not illustrating she sings and performs in a choir, grows fruit and veg on her allotment and drinks lots coffee with he

Fans of Anne Booth, Holly Webb, and Helen Peters will love this book. Lucy's rescue animal is a cat, a perennial favourite. An ideal Christmas present or stocking-filler for any child who loves animals. Warm and magical festive story. Beautifully illustrated throughout by Sophy Williams, illustrator of Holly Webb's animal stories. Simple language and short chapters make it perfect for young readers who are starting to read independently and to be read aloud. Wish fulfillment makes this story incredibly appealing. Lots of fantastic extra material to help readers get the most out of the story, with a vast assortment of recommendations and activities.