A children's book of stunning freshness and individuality. * Literary Review *

Deeper and more unsettling than Almond's breakthrough book. * Books For Keeps *

This superb piece of lyrically-written literary fiction captivates teenagers and their parents alike. * The Guardian *

Very touching. * The Daily Telegraph *

Has the same mesmerising quality of writing and a hauntingly intense plot. * The Sunday Times *

Gripping, convincing and effortlessly well-written * The Observer Review *

Dark and gripping. * The Times *

An essential read from an original voice. * The Daily Telegraph *

A writer of subtle, page-turning and daring exactness. * The Times Educational Supplement *

Almond's magic is subtle, breath-taking, redemptive. * The Times *

Almond's masterpiece: Kit's Wilderness is one of those rare works that changes how we see the world * The Guardian *

An enthralling, multi-layered and complex story with a tension that builds and grips the reader. A wonder ful read. * The Bookseller *

Magic of a very different kind -- Erica Wagner * The Times *

A haunting read for thoughtful readers. * The Daily Telegraph *

David Almond is a writer of subtle, page-turning and daring exactness, and he applies the same potent poetic and emphatic skills in his equally moving new novel. * Times Educational Supplement *

You can feel the chill from the ghosts that haunt its pages. An essential read from an original voice in children's books. * The Daily Telegraph *

The book treats all the great universal themes of literature - love, loss, redemption, mortality - with elegant, tender simplicity, and it is bound to touch any reader of whatever age. -- Raymond Seitz * The Daily Telegraph *

Could a children's book win the Booker? The best writing is the kind that defies categories, and Almond's Kit's Wilderness makes the grade. * The Times *

A moving rites-of-passage novel. * The Guardian Weekly *

Sensitive and absorbing. * The Observer *

Extremely good. Written with an acute sense of place plus a touch of the supernatural. * The Independent *