Award-winning author launches new historical tale for children

The Fire Cats of London by Anna Fargher

“Ambitious and wonderful” - Michael Morpurgo on The Umbrella Mouse 

Publication Date: 7th July 2022

£7.99| Paperback | ISBN: 9781529046878

 A breathtaking story of daring, courage and loyalty from the bestselling, award-winning author of The Umbrella Mouse 

The Fire Cats of London is set during the summer of 1966 when fear and superstition were rife.  Two courageous young wildcats, Asta and Ash, face a dangerous journey after being captured and taken to an apothecary’s shop in the heart of London. Determined to return to their forest home, they must escape their captors before encountering an even greater threat – the Great Fire of London itself as its flames engulf the city.

Beautifully illustrated throughout by Sam Usher, the reader is taken on a spellbinding adventure through London during the most infamous fire in British history.

Featuring a marvellous cast of animal characters, The Fire Cats of London reveals the cruelty of the human world and the astonishing power of bravery and friendship.

Anna Fargher was raised in a creative hub on the Suffolk coast by an artist and a ballet teacher. She read English Literature at Goldsmiths before working in the British art world and opening her own gallery. The Umbrella Mouse was her first book, which she wrote on her phone’s notepad during her daily commute on the London Underground. It was the winner of the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Prize for Fiction and selected as Children’s Book of the Month in Waterstone’s. Anna lives in London and Suffolk. T: @AnnaFargher IG: @annafargher

Sam Usher graduated from the University of West England and his debut picture book Can You See Sassoon? was shortlisted for the Waterstones Prize and the Red House Children’s Book Award. He is particularly admired for his technical drawing skill and prowess with watercolour. Also a talented pianist, when he’s not holding a pen and wobbling it at paper, you’ll find him perfecting a fiendishly difficult piece of Chopin. IG: @samuel_usher

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Publisher of award-winning children's books including The Gruffalo, Alice in Wonderland, Chris Riddell, Emily Gravett