Look After Me
Binding: Paperback
Imprint: Andersen Press
Age 9+
Personal & Social Issues: Family Issues Family & Home Stories Children's & Young Adult Fiction & True Stories
'But we don't know the first thing about looking after babies.'
Phoebe's mum and dad are foster parents, and they're having a tough time. Her dad's moved out for bit, and her little foster brothers are playing up. So when Phoebe and her brother Adam find a baby abandoned in their den, they decide to try and look after her themselves . . .
Creators
Aoife Walsh lives in Oxford with her husband and three children. She quite likes cooking, and quizzes when she knows the answers, and reading, and excellent American television. And cakes and fine wines.
Reviews
A delightful and moving story
Booksellers' Choice, The Bookseller
A unanimous hit
Urmston Bookshop, Books for Keeps
A believable insight into what it must be like to have parents who provide a home for vulnerable and demanding children who are not their own. I applaud the way she does this
The School Librarian
Enormously engaging, funny, and thought-provoking. . . A compulsive read celebrating the rich variety of family life.
Booktrust
Moving story will appeal to all thoughtful readers. A striking first novel!
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