The Illustrated Child Polly Crosby 

The Illustrated Child by Polly Crosby 

Paperback published by HQ 

Romilly lives in a ramshackle house with her eccentric artist father and her cat, Monty. She knows little about her past – but she knows that she is loved.

When her father finds fame with a series of children’s books starring her as the main character, everything changes: exotic foods appear on the table, her father appears on TV, and strangers appear at their door, convinced the books contain clues leading to a precious prize.

But as time passes, Romilly’s father becomes increasingly suspicious of the outside world until, before her eyes, he begins to disappear altogether. With no-one else to help, Romilly turns to the secrets her father has hidden in his illustrated books – realising that his treasure hunt doesn’t lead to gold, but to something far more precious…

The truth.

The Illustrated Child is the unforgettable, beguiling debut from Polly Crosby. 

MY REVIEW 

The book that is set out to be released in July 2020 , is an unusual story for an artist father who likes painting and for a young girl with a cat, when those two things join up, in an unexpected way.

Romilly’s dad has an idea to turn his paintings pictures into a picture book starring Romilly and Monty her cat. He will be able to buy loo roll and new socks. Romilly couldn’t imagine anyone that would be interested in reading a book about her. She would be famous and her father would become a famous children’s book author and he will appear on TV. Romilly is given her own copy of her fathers book, with the title, Romilly and the Kitten, with their Brarer House with its crumbling chimney and with hidden words that will set readers off on a hunt for the objects.

MY SPECIAL THANKS TO

I would like to say a special thank you to Joe at Harper Colins for being so kind and sending me an early proof copy to read and review.

ABOUT AUTHOR POLLY CROSBY 



Polly Crosby lives in Norfolk with her husband and son, and her very loud and much loved Oriental rescue cat, Dali.  The Illustrated Child is polly Crosby’s first novel. Polly holds the Annabel Abbs Scholarship at the University of East Anglia, where she is studying part time for an MA in Creative Writing whilst working on her second novel. 

To find out more about polly’s writing, please visit 

Pollycrosby.com

Twitter @writerPolly