PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Brian Jacques was born and bred in Liverpool. At the age of fifteen he went to sea and travelled the world. He worked as a stand-up comedian and playwright and hosted his own programme, Jakestown, on Radio Merseyside. His bestselling Redwall books have captured readers all over the world and won universal praise. He died in 2011.
Not since Roald Dahl have children filled their shelves so compulsively * The Times * He is a wonderful storyteller, immersed in his own kingdom * Guardian * A constant hit ever since Martin the Warrior first took up arms against his foes * Scotsman * There are quests and riddles; cunning treachery and chivalric derring-do; and, in a feature that became a hallmark of the entire series, groaning boards spread with sumptuous feasts, lovingly described * New York Times * The combination of a completely imagined world full of domestic detail...with a strongly created mythology to underpin them, big-scale plots and Jacques's rolling prose quickly turned Redwall into a leading international brand in children's books * Guardian *
