Kerr pens first children’s novel since 1978

HarperCollins Children’s Books will publish Judith Kerr’s Mister Cleghorn’s Seal this September, her first children’s novel since 1978’s A Small Person Far Away.  Mister Cleghorn’s Seal, which HarperCollins is fast-tracking for publication in September, is inspired by the author’s father, who once took in an abandoned seal pup. In the book, Mr. Cleghorn finds a seal pup called Charlie during a visit to the seaside and chaotic adventure ensues.   Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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