PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Lisa Thompson is a children's novelist and the author of the best-selling The Goldfish Boy and The Light Jar. The Goldfish Boy was a Waterstones Children's Book of the Month and was nominated for the Carnegie Medal, the Branford Boase Award and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.
"""Rich in empathy"" -- The Bookseller ""Told in a truly original way ... Nothing small about it except the page extent"" -- Phil Earle ""A short story this may be but it is overflowing with tender wisdom and kindness. Lisa Thompson has always had a magic touch when it comes to empathy and compassion in her stories. She is gifted with a remarkable insight into children’s feelings as well as the adults who love and care for them"" -- Mat Tobin ""Wonderful and poignant … Written with empathy, sensitivity and compassion"" -- Emma Suffield ""Quiet and gentle as it is, nonetheless this story packs a real punch and is delivered with the warmth, compassion and understanding that mark out Thompson’s writing"" -- LoveReading4Kids"
