What delightful books! The day of the Clare’s visit arrived and although some of the littlest boys thought they were meeting an ‘Orphan’ and some an ‘Arthur’ Clare, (the author’s) thoughtful and supportive tales really won the day as did the toy versions of Clare’s pet characters. With a fun, whacky but very meaningful presentation Clare had the boys joining in with slurping, shivering and most important sharing as they thought about feelings and difficulties in life and how we can manage them just as her lovable ‘pups’ did. Clare raised the game as the boys got older giving them great tips for their own writing projects along with more insightful work on thoughts and feelings. I’m sure that everyone will be looking forward to her next books in the series coming out soon.