Katy lives alone with her dad by the sea - and she likes it that way. Then, one day, the visitors come to stay - Mary and her son, Sean. Now Katy has to share her house, her toys, her walks, her dad - and she doesn't like it at all.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2000 by Walker Books Ltd .

Annalena McAfee's first job was as assistant editor on the comic books Spiderman and The Incredible Hulk. She is now a freelance journalist and writer, working on local, national, daily and Sunday newspapers and has written several books for children, including the acclaimed picture book, The Visitors Who Came to Stay, illustrated by Hans Christian Anderson Award-winner, Anthony Browne. Annalena is married to the novelist Ian McEwan and lives in north London. Anthony Browne, a Hans Christian Andersen Medalist and the current Children's Laureate in the United Kingdom, is the author-illustrator of many acclaimed books for children, including Silly Billy. He lives in Kent, England.