Passionate, witty, informed, and gloriously opinionated
-- Lucy Mangan's passionate, amusing and nostalgic reflection upon her favourite children's books deserves to become as much of a classic as the novels she revisits.--Sunday Express A witty and thorough history of reading for children from the 17th century to the present day. Fiercely unsentimental and often funny, it's a memoir that will strike a ringing chord with anyone who spent most of their childhood glued to a book.--Irish Times Deft, warm and beautifully balanced. Made me smile. Made me glow. Made me think again and again.--Jason Hazeley, co-author of the adult Ladybird series Funny, nostalgic and super-interesting... Warm, witty and a must-read for every bookworm.--The Sun The Guardian columnist has composed an enthusiastic love letter to childhood reading, and the classic books that have shaped many young lives, as well as providing a resource and guide on how to build a children's library--Guardian Funny and engaging.--Sue Barraclough, Irish News Bookworm is for anyone who longed to be on Kirrin Island with the Famous Five, slip through a back of a wardrobe into Narnia or will always think fondly of the penis named Ralph in Judy Blume's Forever--Red Magazine A warm, witty story about stories and the way they shape us.--Lucy Brookes, CultureWhisper Lucy Mangan's passionate, amusing and nostalgic reflection upon her favourite children's books deserves to become as much of a classic as the novels she revisits.--Charlotte Heathcote, Sunday Express Enchanting.--Ysenda Maxton Graham, Spectator Joyful and heart-warming.--Muddy Stilettos Entertaining and hugely engaging... An entirely inspiring read.--Eithne Farry, Sunday Express ... like a heated but enjoyable discussion with a best friend bookworm.--Jacqueline Wilson, The Week A love letter to the books we all read as children.--Mike Gayle, Metro [W]ise and witty... all the time Mangan has the ability to be ceaselessly and apparently effortlessly funny--Books For Keeps If you're a book lover of any form then you will almost certainly get something from this book... you will look fondly back on the books of your childhood too--Paul Cheney, Nudge In Lucy Mangan's Bookworm...childhood books are brought vividly to life, as are the remembered pleasures of first encountering them--Harriet Baker, Times Literary Supplement Lucy Mangan's funny, warm Bookworm is personal and universal in the way that the very best books are--Aliya White, Den of Geek, **Books of the Year** Beautifully narrated, Bookworm brings the favourite characters of our collective childhoods back to life and brilliantly uses them to tell her own story--Psychologies An enchanting, nostalgic, comfort read--Mail on Sunday