Rosa By Starlight
Hilary McKay
Illustrated by Keith Robinson
Ages 9 to 11Synopsis
From the Costa Award-winning author Hilary McKay, comes the story of a young girl looking for magic in the world, and the feline family who help her to find it.
Rosa lives in a world where she discovers there is magic. It arrives with Balthazar, a large black cat, just when she needs it most. Even so, it takes all her courage to stay hopeful and adventurous when her dreadful aunt and uncle move into her life.
And when she finds herself abandoned in the ancient city of Venice, can magic help her then? Perhaps it can.
The stars are watching, and there are lots of cats in Venice…
A wistful, comforting treasure of a story destined to become a classic.Emma Carroll, bestselling award-winning author of Letters to the Lighthouse
Beautiful, captivating, such a joy to read I didn't want it to end!Sophie Anderson, bestselling author of The House with Chicken Legs and The Snow Girl
A magical story, beautifully told and illustrated too. With cats and Venice and – at the end – kindness.Tom Palmer