Claude in the City

Alex graduated from Coventry University with a degree in Illustration and won second place in the Macmillan Prize for Children's Illustration. Claude won the 5-9 young fiction Sainsbury's Children's Book Award, was selected for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize, the Richard and Judy Book Club and is soon to be a TV star on Disney Junior with 52 episodes airing in 2017. Alex T. Smith is a World Book Day Illustrator.

Watch out for this new kid on children's books block, you will be won over! -- Librarymice.com I loved everything about this book. -- Bookbag A treat for new readers. -- Peters Gazette Claude's gentle adventures and Alex T. Smith's irresistible illustrations make this a great book to share with children. -- ABC Magazine Comic talent not just for writing a good story but also illustrating it in a fitting but hilarious style. -- Books For Keeps Funny, detailed illustrations. -- Mumsense colourful and lively illustrations which add immensely to the fun. -- Carousel Another great talent... a sparing style is the perfect medium for his humorous tale. -- Junior The author is a comparitive newcomer to children's books; on this evidence, he should go far. -- Independent on Sunday Readers will be excitedly turning the pages. -- Red House Children's Book Award Charming and gentle stories, these are a refreshing change from some of the formulaic series around. These are great books for reluctant readers - the stories are amusing, there is plenty happening, passages are short and the pictures are attractive and informative. -- parentsintouch.co.uk I liked all the pictures, there are lots of them and they are colourful and funny. I would give this book ten out of ten. I am reading some of the other Claude books now too. Lloyd 8, Wells Bookworms -- Wells Journal