Moonflight
Moonflight by Gill Lewis Illustrated by Pippa Curnick Published by DFB Ages 9+ 'Warriors come in all shapes and sizes.' With witty prose and rats in clothes, I knew I'd enjoy this book from the first page. It's a story involving danger and diamonds and a small but very clever rat, Tilbury. I adore the illustration of the family of rats in outfits. I really like the character of Marfaire, Keeper of the diamond because she believes in Tilbury and the plot twist involving her was one of my favourite moments! I love Tilbury's friendly relationship with Marmalade the cat - and how this helps when he meets the tiger later on in the adventure. There are varying dynamics between rats and cats throughout the book (including baddies) but the image of a tiger carrying little rats is delightful and reminiscent of Aesop. This is an epic, colourful, well-told adventure story with so many different kinds of rats and lots of danger but it keeps you guessing and Tilbury is very