Time Traveling with a Hamster

This book is not new. The edge of the book has been worn out and some pages have been folded, looked like it has been used for quite a while. Disappointing...

My eleven year old is a voracious reader and absolutely loved this story of would-be heroic hamster trying to save the day. Clean and fun and even a plot twist we didn't see coming. Well done!

Ross Welford is fast become one of my favourite Middle Grade Fiction authors and this amazing novel has all the ingredients for a classic of the genre. The twisty-turny plot is deliciously complicated and the book is never predictable. Loaded with lashings of humour, sympathetic characters and a very relatable motivations, this is an excellent read.

Fiaba per bambini, comprata per imparare/migliorare l'inglese. Storia super cute, molto dolce. Lessico facile e scorrevole, adatto anche a uno che non conosce moltissimo la lingua.

I adored this book! It has that rare quality of being easy to read, yet extremely well-written, and a little bit deep in a way that has you thinking about it long after you have finished it. Like John Green's 'A Fault in Our Stars', it includes literary references in a very digestible way, particularly a genius presentation of TS Eliot's key lines from A Four Quartets. The basic premise is the big existential quantum physics "spacetime dimensional thingy" underpinning a funny, original, adventurous, moving, contemporary-yet-old-fashioned story, full of twists and turns, satisfying pay-offs and a wonderful end. The intricacies of family and inter-generational relationships are beautifully explored; I laughed and cried and thought about my own. The North East setting of the tale is a breath of fresh air too. It's the kind of book you want to devour to find out what happens, yet eke out at the same as you don't want it to be over. A rollicking good read for any age, definitely not "just" for tweens.

Good book