Harvey and the Moon Bus

I bought this as a gift but I couldn't resist reading it myself. You enter a land where you can visit the moon just like going on a day trip to the seaside. I wanted to try the sweets and the helter skelter and I am a little older than the intended audience. This is well written with lovely illustrations. You are with the characters living in their world and hoping it will all turn out right in the end. I am sure the boys I bought it for will love it just as much as I did.

A lovely little book, in which the characters really come to life through exciting adventures and charming illustrations. Magic carpets, acrobatic guinea pigs and the most fabulous sounding sweet emporium (I want to go there myself!). There is an underlying sense of being kind to others but this is delivered very subtly; there's certainly no heavy-handed moral message overpowering it. The print size and illustrations make it perfect for a child moving into reading complete books, and the short chapters and pacy action means they'll want to keep reading. It would also make a brilliant story for reading to/with younger children and I'll be taking it whenever I visit friends and family with little ones. This is how children's books should be - story and imagination, characters who live on after the book is finished. I wish there were more - I can't wait to see what Harvey gets up to next.

I bought this for my 5 year old granddaughter. She read it at bedtime with her mum. These are their comments. I loved reading this with Emmy. We both felt the tension when it looked like the bus was leaving without Harvey. The book also prompted conversation about kindness and courage. I would have liked more ‘moon' scenes. Emmy said - Is it okay that I liked the grey rabbit ? He wasn't very nice but I liked him. He made the story fun. Overall I am glad I bought this book, It hit the spot for my granddaughter and I know she is hoping there will be more Harvey adventures.

This is a lovely story about a cat and his adventures with his friends. Well written and beautifully illustrated. A book to be read to and by young (and old!). It has a moral, which is well put, to do with helping others when they're in trouble whoever they may be. Would recommend to all young readers as a fun light hearted story.

A sweet story about going to the moon and eating cosmic sweets. I'm looking forward to giving it to my twin grandchildren, boy and girl, as it will easily appeal to both of them. Let's hope there will be more adventures of Harvey, a cat who can care for a mouse without any loss of self-respect.