Nell and the Cave Bear: The Journey Home (Nell and the Cave Bear 2)

A truly heartwarming adventure... These adorable stories have all the right ingredients for early readers ... exciting, easy-to-follow adventures full of friendships and fun escapades, gentle humour, diverse animal and human characters, and all beautifully brought to life by Brown's exquisite two-tone artwork. Moving tales of togetherness with messages for the modern world... * Lancashire Evening Post *
Animal lovers should also look out for Nell and the Cave Bear: The Journey Home, the second instalment in Martin Brown's enchanting series about an orphaned girl who befriends a bear. '[Nell] didn't have parents to bundle her in blankets or friends to walk home with. It didn't usually bother her...Cave Bear was the best friend she could ever want.' But their happiness is threatened when the accident-prone bear is pursued by woodland hunters. -- Emily Bearn * The Oldie *
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Nell's exciting story is fast-paced but simply told, without unnecessary details or distractions. The pictures add character and gentle humour to a story which is ideal for newly independent readers. * Booktrust *
Martin Brown's Nell and The Cave Bear is an altogether lighter, brighter affair. Brown is best known as the illustrator of the Horrible Histories series and in this, his debut novel, his writing shows a clarity and good natured-ness to match his cartooning. * Financial Times *
Martin Brown is best-known for illustrating the Horrible Histories series, but Nell and the Cave Bear is his first fiction story. Following the adventures of Nell and her pet bear, the book's gentle humour will tickle any reader. With its core message of friendship and bravery, it is also a charming and comforting read. * The Scotsman *